EVOLUTION OF NEW CHINESE POETRY CHARACTERISTICS OF FORMATION (END OF THE XIX CENTURY, BEGINNING OF THE XX CENTURY)

The socio-political changes that have taken place in the last years of the imperialism of China have also had an impact on literature. Particularly, there were some activities equal to a revolution in poetry. This process was carried out in a short period of time in several stages, sometimes successfully, sometimes unsuccessfully. Poetry has abandoned old traditions and moved closer to the people as much as possible. Despite strong opposition, the usage of bayhua, the common language of the people, did not stop spreading in poetry. Moreover, the abandonment of rhythm, rhyme, and other features of typical classical poetry became a primary goal. It was not the form of a poem, but its idea, its essence, that came to the fore, which began to undermine its artistic and aesthetic value. This article discusses the evolution of the Chinese poetry revolution and the contribution of the writers and schools that participated in it.