Are there any similarities and differences between contemporary prose and ancient literary works?

There are some similarities between contemporary prose and ancient literary works, but there are also great differences. The following are the main similarities and differences between them:

Similarities:

1. Reflect social customs: both ancient literary works and contemporary prose reflect social customs and cultural characteristics in a certain period, and express people's feelings and thoughts on life and society.

2. Express feelings and thoughts: Both ancient literary works and contemporary prose express the author's feelings and thoughts through words. Readers can understand the author's inner world and emotional experience by reading works.

3. It has certain artistic value: both ancient literature and contemporary prose are artistic forms, and both have certain artistic value. They bring aesthetic experience to readers through artistic expression in language, structure and artistic conception.

Difference:

1. Time background: Ancient literary works reflect the historical and cultural background at that time, while contemporary prose reflects the reality and thoughts of modern society.

2. Language and form: Ancient literary works are mostly written in classical Chinese with relatively fixed forms, such as poems, words and songs. Contemporary prose, on the other hand, is mostly written in vernacular Chinese, which is more free in form and pays more attention to expressing the author's personal experience and feelings.

3. Theme and content: The theme and content of ancient literary works mostly involve the society, history and morality at that time, while contemporary prose pays more attention to the life, emotions and thoughts of modern people.

4. Influenced by foreign literature: Contemporary prose is widely influenced by foreign literature, especially western modernism and post-modernism literature, while ancient literary works are mainly influenced by China traditional culture and literature.

In a word, although there are many differences between contemporary prose and ancient literary works, they are all important parts of literature and have unique artistic value and historical significance.