What is the difference between poetry and ancient poetry?

1. Different origins

The origin of poetry is that primitive humans were unable to understand many natural phenomena, such as wind, lightning, thunder, rain, etc., so they attributed them all to gods. Out of awe, primitive humans sang and danced hymns to the gods, expressing people's expectations - good weather, good harvests, etc.

Ci began in Nanliang and was formed in the Tang Dynasty. It began to flourish after the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and reached its peak in the Song Dynasty. The formal characteristics of poetry are "the tone has a fixed pattern and the sentence has a structure.

2. Different essences

The essential characteristic of poetry is lyrical beauty. Whether it is a novel, prose, or drama , the most beautiful part shines with the aura of poetry. Therefore, poetry is literature in literature. In the field of art, the beauty of poetry is the highest expression of the universal factor of artistic beauty. In essence, it is a lyric poetry style that can be sung with music. It is one of the main literary forms in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Tang and Song poetry is a new stage in the development of Chinese literature and a glorious achievement of Tang and Song literature.

3. Different structures

Common ancient poems are generally rhymed poems (usually 8 lines) and quatrains (usually 4 lines).

"Ci" is also called "Ci". "Long and short sentences" originally appeared together with the chanting tunes. The lyrics were mostly written under the name of Cipai. The same melody, but the content of the words is different.

4. Different times

Ci is a type of ancient poetry in my country. It began in the Liang Dynasty, formed in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty.

Poetry can be traced back to the Book of Songs.

5. Different language characteristics:

The language of poetry tends to be sophisticated and beautiful.

Poetry is a typical language art, but poetry is a typical exquisite language art. Because the subject matter of the poems is mostly about women, the language of the poems is also feminine and delicate.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Poetry

Baidu Encyclopedia - Ci