Ancient poetry is divided into ancient poetry and modern poetry. To put it simply, ancient poetry does not pay attention to meter. Ancient poetry originally had no formula, but later developed into meter. In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, some people began to propose meter. Cao Cao's "Gui Sui Shou" is a four-character ancient poem with no rhyme or rhythm (in the Book of Songs era, four-character poems were the mainstay, while the Chu Ci had seven-character and multi-character poems with various variations. The literati of the Eastern Han Dynasty developed five-character poems, and folk Yuefu poems were mainly five-character poems. This The Times has more than five words and seven words).
Rhyme poetry generally refers to modern poetry after the Tang Dynasty, including quatrains and rhymed poetry. (Of course, ancient poetry still exists and develops, and Li Bai's poetry is particularly outstanding. Most of Li Bai's talents are not bound by the rules. Du Fu carved and perfected the verses.) "Passing the Ancient Friend's Village" is a five-character rhymed poem, eight lines, with regular rhythm and couplets. Neck battle. "The Night Rain Sends to the North" is a seven-character quatrain, four sentences, with regular rhythm.
The lyrics are long and short sentences, and the metrical changes are freer than that of metrical poems. "Huanxisha" is the name of the poem, with six sentences of seven characters each, which is closer to metrical poems. (Example, Nalan Xingde: Who thinks that the west wind is cool alone, the rustling yellow leaves are closed and the windows are closed. Meditate on the past and stand in the setting sun. Don’t be frightened by wine and fall asleep heavily in spring. The fragrance of splashing ink disappears from gambling books. At that time, it was just ordinary.
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