What is antiphonal rhyme?

Alternative rhyme is a modification technique in poetry creation. It refers to placing words with homophones of rhyme and rhyme in a fixed place (usually at the end of the sentence) in the poem to make the poem It reads more smoothly and pleasantly.

Double rhyme, also known as "counterpart", is a unique art form in ancient Chinese poetry creation. It achieves the purpose of expressing themes, expressing emotions, and beautifying language by arranging and combining words that are neat, harmonious in phonology, and have similar or opposite meanings. Dual rhyme plays an important role in ancient Chinese literature and is of great significance for improving the artistic value and aesthetic effect of poetry. The origin of Duiyun can be traced back to the "Book of Songs", "Chu Ci" and other literary works in the pre-Qin period.

Many chapters in the "Book of Songs" have already used the technique of antithesis, such as "Guan Guan Jiu Jiu, in the river island", "Picking the ears, not filling the basket" and so on. During the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties, the technique of antiphonal rhyme was further developed and perfected. Famous works such as Cao Cao's "Guan Cang Hai" and Cao Zhi's "Luo Shen Fu" fully embody the charm of antiphonal rhyme. The Tang Dynasty was the golden age of ancient Chinese poetry, and rhyme skills also reached a state of perfection.

There are many forms of antiphonal rhyme, including antithesis between oblique and oblique, rhyming antithesis, meaning antithesis, etc. Rhyming antithesis refers to the correspondence between the words in the verses in terms of tones, such as ping 廄廄, 仄廄平equin; rhyming antithesis refers to the correspondence between the words in the poem in terms of rhymes, such as rhyming with a and rhyming with o. etc.; Contrast in meaning means that the words in the poem echo or oppose each other in meaning, such as mountains and rivers interdependent, life and death separated, etc. These battle modes can be used individually.

First of all, rhyme helps express the theme. Through the technique of counterpoint, the poet can organically organize the words in the poem to form a complete image, thereby highlighting the theme and making it easier for readers to understand and accept. Secondly, rhyme helps express emotions. Poets can skillfully integrate their own emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, separation and separation into poems through the use of counterpoint skills, making the poems more contagious and artistically charming. Again, rhyme helps to beautify the language.