韵文泛指诗词曲赋等有韵之文,在中国古代小说中,韵文(以诗歌为主)被大量融入是一个普遍现象。特别是古代白话小说中,韵文的运用不仅是中国古代小说民族性的特征之一,而且在提高小说的地位、引出故事、塑造人物、渲染气氛、总结故事等方面发挥了重要的作用。下面以明清小说为例分别加以论述。 The verse refers to the verse verses such as verse and rhyme. In ancient Chinese novels, it is a common phenomenon that verse (mainly poetry) is largely integrated. Especially in ancient vernacular novels, the application of verse is not only one of the characteristics of nationality in ancient Chinese novels, but also plays an important role in raising the status of novels, drawing stories, shaping figures, rendering atmosphere and summarizing stories. The following is an example of Ming and Qing novels to be discussed separately.