A Study of Palace Poetry in the Song Dynasty

The Song Dynasty witnessed the evolvement of palace poetry.Immersed in the unique poetic atmosphere during the Song Dynasty,writers consummated theories of palace poetry centering on eulogy and irony.Palace poetry of the Song Dynasty experienced a shift of focus to the description of cultural events,war on the frontiers and natural scenery within the royal court,highlighting political events.Artistically speaking,palace poetry of the Song Dynasty made progress in artistic technique such as the weighing of diction,description resorting to visual image and elegance in style.All these achievements call for further research.