The early Republican Vernacular Movement drove the development of prose, especially lyrical prose. This paper aims to examine the transformation of the lyrical genre after the "May Fourth Movement." Furthermore, this study compares the lyric tradition seen in classical literature with that seen in modem prose in an attempt to understand the history of modem prose. As for the transformation and types of lyrical prose, the study first re-defines the meaning of the lyrical genre and clarifies the differences between lyrics and lyrical prose. It was found that the nature of lyrical prose fell to both ends of the linear spectrum; to the "little me" on one hand and "big I" on the other. Lyrical prose has long been considered different from modem works in light of its limited consideration on context and historical background. However, careful study of the historical development of modem lyrical prose shows that this stereotype is not consistent with the facts. The study also found that the association between cognition literature and the era in which it was written no longer reflects reality. Therefore, the author suggests further investigation of history of lyrical prose with in-depth and multi-angle analyses.