What's the difference between modern poetry and ancient poetry?

The difference between modern poetry and ancient poetry;

1, different definitions:

Modern poetry, also known as "vernacular poetry", can be traced back to the late Qing Dynasty, which is a kind of poetry. Compared with classical poetry, although they are all written for feeling things, they are generally informal in format and rhythm.

Ancient poetry is a genre of ancient Chinese poetry, also known as ancient poetry or ancient style, which refers to a poetic genre that originated before the Tang Dynasty and is opposite to the modern poetry that appeared in the Tang Dynasty. Its characteristic is that the metrical restrictions are not too strict.

2. Different forms:

Modern poetry is free in form and rich in connotation, and image management is more important than rhetoric application. Compared with ancient poetry, although they all feel things and reflect the soul, they completely break through the characteristics of ancient poetry, which are "gentle and sincere, with no complaints", and emphasize more on free and open, straightforward statements and intangible communication between reason and reason.

Ancient poetry (ancient poetry) has a fixed poem and style. Compared with modern poetry, the metrical restrictions of ancient poetry are less. The length can be long or short, and the rhyme is more free and flexible. There are four words, five words, seven words, miscellaneous words and other forms. The ancient poems after the Han and Wei Dynasties are generally dominated by five or seven words, with certain rhyme and inflections.

3. Different writing and thought expression:

Modern poetry is written freely, which is more suitable for expressing the feelings of modern people. Emphasize the spirit of freedom and openness, and communicate "between the sensible and the intangible" with straightforward situational statements. The mainstream of modern poetry is free verse.

The language of ancient poetry is concise and rich in connotation. Poets are all formed by feeling things, which is a reflection of the soul. "Classical Poetry" expresses tenderness, tenderness, sadness and no resentment with the poetic view of "thinking innocently", emphasizing "between solvable and unsolvable".