赋比兴 fùbǐxìng three methods of expression in the Book of Songs
The three artistic techniques used in the [[诗经|詩經|shi1 jing1]]; [[赋|賦|fu4]] is direct narration or description, [[比|比|bi3]] is comparison or metaphor, and [[兴|興|xing4]] is using an evocative image to introduce a theme.