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A narrative poem that tells a series of event or a story - something that has a plot. It contains characters, setting, and conflict. A narrative poem differs from a story in that the poem uses devices such as compact language, rhyme, etc.
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=== 《Thoughts on a Still Night》– Li Bai ===
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''Before my bed, the moon is shining bright,''
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''I think that it is frost upon the ground.''
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''I raise my head and look at the bright moon,''
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''I lower my head and think of home.''
  
 
== 咏史诗 – Epic ==
 
== 咏史诗 – Epic ==

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叙事诗 – Narrative

A narrative poem that tells a series of event or a story - something that has a plot. It contains characters, setting, and conflict. A narrative poem differs from a story in that the poem uses devices such as compact language, rhyme, etc.

《Thoughts on a Still Night》– Li Bai

Before my bed, the moon is shining bright,

I think that it is frost upon the ground.

I raise my head and look at the bright moon,

I lower my head and think of home.

咏史诗 – Epic

山水田园诗 – Landscape and pastoral

边塞诗 – Frontier fortress

抒情诗 – Lyric

咏物诗

送别诗 – Send-off

悼亡诗 – Memorial

讽喻诗 – Satirical