Poetry·Ci·Song·Fu
"Poetry, Ci, Song and Fu" generally refer to literary styles that can be recited, but when broken down, they each have their own characteristics.
Poetry In ancient times, those who were not happy were called "poems" and those who were happy were called "songs". Poetry can be divided into ancient poetry, modern poetry, and modern poetry (new style poetry). Ancient style poetry refers to poems before the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties, which have relatively free sentence patterns and do not pay attention to antithesis and rhyme; modern style poetry refers to the rhymed poems and quatrains that began to form in the Tang Dynasty, including arrangement of rhymes, which have different characteristics in terms of word count, sentence structure, meter, and rhyme. Strict requirements; modern poetry refers to relatively free poetry written in modern Chinese, which can express emotions and sing the praises of life as needed.
Ci is developed from poetry. There is a saying that "Ci is more than poetry". It is filled in according to the level, number of words and number of sentences specified by a certain word card, so writing words is also called "Ci. Fill in the words". It has strict requirements and pays attention to rhythm. Those with less than fifty-eight characters are called "Xiao Ling"; those with fifty-nine to ninety characters are called "Zhong Tiao"; those with more than ninety-one characters are called "Long Diao".
Songs In ancient times, poems sung by Hele were called "songs", and later they were often called "poems" together with poems. In addition, it also specifically refers to a certain type of poetry, such as "children's songs", "folk songs", "folk songs", "love songs", etc. They can be read and appreciated like poems, composed to tunes and sung.
Fu is a style of writing that combines the characteristics of poetry and prose. It is characterized by laying out things, emphasizing literary brilliance, and gorgeous words. The title of "Fu" is "Gu Fu" in the Han Dynasty, which is longer and uses a question-and-answer style to express the content; in the Six Dynasties, it is called "Pai Fu" and "parallel Fu", which emphasizes parallel pairs; in the Tang and Song Dynasties, it is called "Lv Fu" , is a kind of examination form for the imperial examination, which pays attention to the format and neat confrontation.