诗与歌、谣、谚、语

诗学批评界一向将诗与歌、谣、谚、语笼而统之为诗 ,实为不妥。诗与歌、谣、谚、语在人类文化发展中同源异流 ,在本质上是完全不同的。它们产生的原因不同 ,现实的目的不同 ,发展的道路也不同。理清诗与歌、谣、谚、的性质和它们的关联 ,会有助于对中国诗歌发展及诗学批评纲领“诗言志”的理解。

Poetry and poems, cantus, ballads, and proverbs

In the criticism circle of poetry, poems, cantus, ballads, proverbs are all listed under the category of poetry, which is regarded as being not appropriate in this article. Poems, ballads, cantus and proverbs all come from the same origination but develop differently in nature, cause, purpose, and direction. To clarify the nature of poetry, poems, cantus, ballads and proverbs, and the relations between them are of significance for a better understanding of the development of Chinese poetry and the poetry guiding principle that "poetry speaks ideal".