Ballad is people's oral creation, which is closest to life and directly expresses people's thoughts, feelings and wishes. Among them, the original ballad marks the origin of China's poetry, which is of great significance in the history of literature.
There are many kinds of folk songs, including bitter songs, love songs, panqu, folk songs, seasonal songs and children's songs. According to the form, there are Huan, Jia, Bi and so on. There are many kinds and forms of Meishan ballads. Folk songs, love songs, Nuo songs and chant songs all have their own characteristics. Henan's current political ballads are rich in traditional characteristics: first, they dare to point the finger at the supreme ruler and publicly expose the emperor's shortcomings, ugliness, inferiority and poison; Second, the phenomenon that eunuchs, consorts and treacherous court officials control state affairs and endanger the country and people is abhorrent and boldly condemned; Third, the praise of honest officials is always sincere and sincere, showing incomparable love; Four, full of reality, politics and struggle, strong feelings, clear love and hate, vivid language image, short and powerful.
Popular folk songs full of national colors are called folk songs or ballads. Folk songs have a long history, so most of their authors are unknown. Folk songs are rich in content, including religion, love, war, labor, drinking, dancing, festivals and so on. Folk songs express the feelings and habits of a nation, so each has its own unique scale and emotional style. For example, the prosperity of French folk songs, the enthusiasm of Italian folk songs, the simplicity of English folk songs, the indignation of Japanese folk songs, the wildness of Spanish folk songs and the tears of China folk songs all show strong national temperament and color.
Nursery rhymes are short poems for children, which emphasize meter and rhyme, and are usually passed down orally. Many nursery rhymes are gradually processed and circulated according to idioms in ancient ceremonies, or processed based on later historical events.