"Modern poetry" is also called "vernacular poetry", which can be traced back to the late Qing Dynasty. It is a type of poetry. Compared with ancient poetry, although it is written to express feelings about objects, it generally does not follow a strict format. and rhythm, the mainstream of modern poetry is free style new poetry.
Modern poetry is free in form, rich in meaning, and the management of images is more important than the use of rhetoric. Compared with ancient poetry, although they are all written to feel things and are reflections of the soul, they completely break through the ancient poetry. The characteristics of "gentle and honest, sad but not resentful" place more emphasis on free, open and straightforward statements and communication "between the sensible and the insensible".
Classification of modern poetry:
1. According to form: metrical poetry, free verse.
2. Divided by genre: fairy tale poems, fable poems, prose poems, rhymed poems, etc.
3. Divided according to expression methods: narrative poetry and lyric poetry.
4. Divide according to length: micro poems, short poems, short poems, and long poems.