The Book of Songs, represented by the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, is China's first collection of poems. Yuefu poems in Han Dynasty laid the basic format of five-character and seven-character poems. The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of China's poetry, which formed a strict meter and a large number of outstanding poets emerged. Song dynasty is the most prosperous period of ci, which is also called long and short sentences, making the form of poetry more lively and diverse.
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The Development of China's Ancient Poetry
1, ancient poems of Han Dynasty
Yuefu poetry was formed in the Han Dynasty. Yuefu poetry is sung to match the music, which is equivalent to the lyrics of modern society. This kind of Yuefu poetry is called Qu, Ci, Song and Xing. During the Three Kingdoms period, the poetry works represented by Jian 'an literature absorbed the nutrition of Yuefu poetry, which laid the foundation for later modern poetry with more rigorous meter.
2. Modern Poetry in Tang and Song Dynasties
In the Tang Dynasty, four quatrains and eight metrical poems appeared in China's poems. Rhyme and rhyme are balanced, and the balance and antithesis of each sentence are regular. The quatrains are a little looser.
In addition, the words that reached their peak in the Song Dynasty are also an important form of poetry. The format of words should follow some fixed aphorisms, so as to sing with music.
3. Late development
Since the Yuan Dynasty, the golden age of China's poetry has gradually passed, and his literary creation has gradually turned to drama, novels and other forms.
Baidu Encyclopedia-China's Ancient Poetry