Whether Lin Bu is a Poet of "Late-Tang Dynasty Poetry Style":Investigating Lin Bu's Poetry Style and Identity from the Creation of Seven-character Regulated Verses

Lin Bu was always considered as a most distinguished poet of Late-Tang Dynasty poetry in early Northern Song Dynasty,but it is not the case with regard to seven-character regulated verses in Song Dynasty.Instead of five-character regulated verses,Lin Bu used more seven-character ones which are strikingly different from those used by Kou Zhun and Zhao Xiang of Late-Tang Dynasty poetry style.Lin Bu's seven-character regulated verses mainly narrate the daily happenings and nearby scenery in simple,fresh and profound style.For the artistic technique,Lin Bu has prominent performance on choosing words,using antithesis and literary reference,etc.His poems are more similar to those of Pi Ri-xiu and Lu Gui-meng in late Tang Dynasty and have typical characteristic of poetry style in Song Dynasty,exerting profound influence on poets like Song Qi,Mei Yao-chen,and Hang Ting-jian as well as on the creation of seven-character regulated verses of Jiangxi poetry style.So it is necessary to redefine Lin Bu's poetry style and identity.