Entertainment / Literature / Shih Poetry: Shih is Chinese for 'songs.' There is no general word for 'poetry' specifically in Chinese, but there are exact words for different genres of poetry. Shih is the basic or common Chinese verse. The term encompassed folksongs, hymns, and libretti. The earliest extant shih in five-word lines may date back to 100 BCE. Contrast with fu poetry.
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Poetry Adjective Synonyms: verse, versification, metrical composition, metrics, rhyme, poesy
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Entertainment / Literature / Fu Poetry: Flowery, irregular 'prose-poem' form of Chinese literature common during the Han period. It was first perfected around the year 100 BCE, and it became increasingly common thereafter. Cf. Shih poetry. MORE
Lifestyle / Poetry / Pure Poetry: Verse that aims to delight rather than to instruct the reader. MORE