Compared with the mediocrity of rhythmic poetry, it is said that there is such a formula passed down from generation to generation: "One, three, and five are ignored, two, four, and six are clear." This refers to the so-called Qilu (including Qijue). So, what does this sentence mean, “One, three, five, but two, four, and six are clear.”
For those who are new to rhythmic poetry: this formula is very useful because it is very simple and easy to understand. However, it is incomplete in analyzing the problem, and it is easy for people to misunderstand its meaning. And this impact is very large because it is simple and clear. Since it is incomplete, no criticism can be given.
First of all, it is incomplete to say "I don't care about one, three or five". In the five-character formula "平平廄廄平", the first character cannot be ignored. In the seven-character formula "廻仄平平廄廄平", the third character cannot be ignored, otherwise you will be lonely. flat. In the special specification of the five-character "平平廄平廄", the first character cannot be ignored. In the same way, in the special specification of the seven-character "任仄平廄平廄", the third character cannot be ignored.
In short, three characters of the word no matter can appear in a seven-character sentence with a flat foot, and the word no matter can appear more than twice in a sentence with a flat foot. A five-character, square-legged sentence can contain two characters, and a flat-legged sentence can contain only one character. From this it can be seen that the statement "don't care about one, three or five" is very incorrect.
Furthermore, the statement "two, four, and six are distinct" is not perfect enough. The second character of the Five Characters, "明明", is correct, and the second and fourth character of the Seven Characters, "明明", is also correct. For the fourth character of the Five Characters and the sixth character of the Seven Characters, it cannot be judged as "Mingming". According to the special specification "平平廄平廄", the sixth character cannot be determined to be "clear". Another example is the specification "廻仄平廄廄" which can also be replaced by "廄仄 平廄廄", as long as a flat tone is added to the third word of the couplet. The seven words can be deduced from this. "Two, four, and six are distinct" is not entirely correct.
So "one, three and five don't matter, two, four and six are clear" means that the equality of the second, fourth and sixth characters must be clear, while the equality of the first, third and fifth characters can be Take your pick. The seventh character must be clear. If we talk about it according to the five-character rhyme poem, it may be that "one or three are ignored, but two and four are clear."
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