Tang and Song Poetry

I did not enjoy reading the Tang and Song poems.  Personally, I do not like reading at all, especially poetry, unless it is a piece of literature on military and war history.  I do not like having to try and pick apart possible meanings of what I am reading; I just want to see straightforward thoughts.  The Song poems were much more brief than those of the Tang.  Tang poetry seemed much darker than Song poetry, which had a lighter sense given off.  Both sets of poetry were very emotional and used vast descriptions for each part.  They also were inquisitive to the reader, trying to get him or her to think about what the writer is portraying.  The Tang poetry does not represent the dynasty well, since the Tang dynasty was a very high point in time in China, but the poems conveyed a darker tone.  The Song poetry does suit the dynasty well.  This dynasty was similar to the Song in that it was also a very strong and lively era, but the poets actually wrote in a similar sense.  Poetry can sometimes be used to understand a society in certain aspects.  A poet may use his or her society as a basis for a poem.  They may reflect their thoughts on government or social structure through the use of metaphors to make the poem more appealing.  Once people read a beautiful, seemingly meaningless poem, they could have been able to relate it back to the society during the time frame in which it was written.