There are four ways to distinguish general couplets:
First, according to the tone, the last word in the upper part is flat, three tones and four tones are flat, the last word in the lower part is flat, and one tone and two tones are flat.
Second, according to causality, "cause" is the upper part and "effect" is the lower part, because there is cause first, then there is effect.
Third, in terms of time, time is the first part and time is the second part.
Fourth, according to the spatial scope, the small ones are generally in front and the big ones are behind.
Operation method:
Facing the door, my right hand side is the upper part, my left hand side is the lower part, and the middle part is the horizontal part. From the content point of view, the content of the upper part belongs to the cause, and the lower part is the result of the upper part. In terms of artistic conception, the upper part is generally high, wide and representative, and the lower part is grounded, which is related to the actual situation. In terms of time, the upper part is generally the past tense, and the lower part is the present continuous tense or the future tense.
Expand knowledge:
Couplets, also known as antithesis, antithesis, spring stickers, Spring Festival couplets, couplets, Taofu and couplets (named after the pillars hanging in halls and houses in ancient times), are a kind of dual literature, which originated from Taofu. Another source is the spring release. The ancients posted the word "Yichun" more and more at the beginning of spring, and then it gradually developed into Spring Festival couplets, expressing the good wishes of the working people in China to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters and welcome good luck.
Couplets are antithetical sentences written on paper, cloth or engraved on bamboo, wood and columns. It is a unique art form of Chinese, concise and profound, neat and even, with the same number of words and the same structure.