Tom: When we say the authentic literature, one is poetry; do you know what the other one is?
Jerry: Does prose mean there is no limit of the theme?
Tom: No, prose refers to no rhythms articles in ancient times; in the modern period, it includes article except poetry, drama and novels.
不是的,散文在古代是指不讲究韵律的文章,在现代就是除了诗歌、戏剧、小说外的文学作品。
Jerry: Doesn’t ancient article have to pay attention to parallelism? As the parallel prose?
Tom: Prose was popular during the Warring States Period, mainly as the historical prose.
Jerry: Oh, like "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius".