The reasons why people write poetry are different and poets use many different forms of poetry to express     1     (them).

Some of     2     first poems a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes, which are usually the     3     (tradition) poems or folk songs. They have a strong rhythm and a lot of repetition. Despite the fact that some of them may not make sense and even seem contradictory, they are easy to learn and recite. List     4     (poem), one of the simplest kinds of poem, have a flexible line length and     5     (repeat) phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem. Another simple form of poem is the cinquain,     6     is made up of five lines. This kind of poem can convey a strong picture in just a few words. Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that consists     7     17 syllables and     8     (be) very popular with English writers. It is easy to write. English speakers like Tang poetry in particular. A lot of Tang poetry     9     (translate) into English already. With so many different forms of poetry     10     (choose) from, why not have a try and write poems of your own?

Shi Jing, also called the Book of Songs, is the oldest existing     1     (collect) of Chinese poetry. When Chinese musician Fang Jinlong read Shi Jing, he was interested in the stories in the poems. Because he couldn't     2     (full) understand the ancient Chinese language     3     (use) in the poems, he turned to experts to explore the poems.

Then he decided to portray the poems with musical language by inviting composer Ma Jiuyue     4     (create) an album. Titled Music and the Book of Songs, the album was released on Jan. 18, 2021,     5     (feature) 10 original songs composed by Ma. They     6     (perform) by Fang and won great popularity.

The 10 songs are based     7     10 poems from Shi Jing, including Qiong Yao, which conveys gratitude to people who are eager to help others, and Swallows, which sends farewell messages to friends.

“Young people gave warm feedback about traditional Chinese music     8     they had watched my performance. It has inspired me to create more works for them, which helps popularize traditional Chinese music,” says Fang.

“The 10 pieces sound     9     (enjoy) and easy. For the listeners, it's a fresh way to comprehend poems from Shi Jing,” says Ma. “We spent three years working on     10     project. There are so many meanings in the poems and we want to display them as deep as possible with music," Ma says. "It's our mutual goal to have traditional Chinese music reach a wider audience.”