The difference between poetry and words is about 20 words.

First, the prosperity period is different.

1. Ci is a unique poetic style, which sprouted in the Southern Dynasties and is a new literary style that rose in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. In the Song Dynasty, after a long period of continuous development, Ci entered its heyday.

2. The development of Tang poetry reached its peak. Five-character poems, seven-character poems and miscellaneous poems compete with each other like flowers in Wan Fang gardens. In particular, a new poetic style, metrical poetry, has emerged, which is even more dazzling.

Second, the usage is different.

1. Ci is a lyric poem, a Yuefu poem that can be sung with music, and one of the main literary forms in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Tang and Song Ci is a new stage in the development of China literature and a brilliant achievement of Tang and Song literature.

2. In ancient China, unhappy people were called poems and happy people were called songs.

Third, the format is different.

1. Words can be divided into monosyllabic and disyllabic. Two syllables are divided into two paragraphs. The level and number of words in two paragraphs are equal or roughly equal, and monotony is just one paragraph. A word is called a paragraph, the first paragraph is called money, business and fashion, and the second paragraph is called Hou, Xia and Xia.

2. Compared with classical poetry, modern poetry is also called modern poetry, which is a kind of metrical poetry formed in the Tang Dynasty. There are two kinds, and there are strict rules on the number of words, sentences, level tones and rhymes.

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