I. Classification by theme
Pastoral poetry: With the theme of depicting rural natural scenery and farmers' life, it expresses yearning and praise for rural life. Frontier poems in Tang and Song Dynasties: The theme is to describe the frontier scenery and military life, and to express the feelings of worrying about the country and the people and praising heroes.
Poetry about objects: the theme is to describe the image and characteristics of objects, and to express the author's feelings and emotions through the description of objects. Qiu Si's poems: The theme is to describe the autumn scenery and people's thoughts and feelings in autumn.
Second, according to the form of classification
Quatrains: It consists of four lines, each with five words (alternating with parallel), and * * * counts as twenty words. Rhyme feet are composed of flat syllables, which are generally rhymed by aabb, ccdd and so on. Rhyme: It consists of eight or twelve lines, each with five words (flat and even).
The rhyme foot is composed of flat syllables, which stipulates the requirements of rhythm and meter. Word: It consists of four lines, or two lines, or a long word, with five words in each line (flat). While expressing thoughts and feelings, the theme is often to express love. Song: Based on melody, you can sing according to the song. It usually appears in traditional operas in China.
Third, classify by style.
Tang poetry: refers to the poems written in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty (6 18-907), which are characterized by grace, boldness, freshness, profundity and the widest spread. Song Ci refers to the poems written in the Song Dynasty (960- 1279), which pay attention to the description of artistic conception and the change of melody, and mostly take the expression of love and natural scenery as the theme. Yuanqu: refers to the opera literature created in the Yuan Dynasty (127 1- 1368), which integrates music and dance, with various forms and rich contents.
Expand knowledge:
Romantic Poetry: It describes the beauty and flowers in spring and expresses the author's feelings and pursuit of beauty. Poems with lyrics and chapters: refers to ancient banquet poems, which are used to praise and congratulate. Rhyme: classified according to the meter and rhythm of rhyme, such as seven-character quatrains and rhyme feet. The Book of Songs is the earliest extant literary work in China, which exists in the form of ballads, involving religion, politics, social life and many other aspects.
Summary:
Classical poetry can be classified according to theme, form and style. According to the theme, there are pastoral poems, frontier poems in Tang and Song Dynasties, poems about objects and poems by Qiu Si. According to the form, there are quatrains, metrical poems, words and songs; According to the style, there are Tang poetry, Song ci and Yuanqu. Different classification methods reflect the diversity and richness of classical poetry in the era and cultural background.