What are five-character quatrains and seven-character quatrains?

1, five-character quatrains

Five-character quatrains are one of the genres of Chinese poetry, which belongs to a kind of quatrains, that is, five-character four-sentence short poems that conform to the norms of metrical poetry, and belong to the category of modern poetry. There are two squares, one is convex and the other is horizontal. This style originated from Yuefu poems in the Han Dynasty and was deeply influenced by Han folk songs in the Six Dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, it was like a twin sister with modern regular poetry, and it appeared in the poetry circle with brand-new brilliance. Five-word quatrains but twenty crosses can show a fresh picture and convey a true artistic conception.

2. Seven-character quatrains

Seven-character quatrains are a kind of quatrains, which belong to the category of modern poetry. The quatrains are composed of four sentences, which have strict metrical requirements. Common quatrains include five-character quatrains, seven-character quatrains and rare six-character quatrains. A seven-character quatrain is a seven-character quatrain.

3. A model of five-character quatrains

Li Bai's Thoughts on a Quiet Night

Jiang Xue of Liu Zongyuan

Yu Shinan's cicada

Luo "Give People Yishui"

Wang Bo is in the mountains.

Li Qiao's Mid-Autumn Night

Song Wenzhi's Crossing the Han River

Shangguan Yi's "Roddy Walking on the Moon"

4. A model of seven-character quatrains

Wang Changling in my heart forever

Wang Changling's "Send firewood to the Palace Que"

Wang Zhihuan Liangzhou Ci

Li Bai's Farewell to Meng Haoran on the Way to Yangzhou

Cen Can is meeting a messenger to the capital.

Du Fu's "Meeting Li Guinian and Going Down the River"

Wei is in Xixi Chuzhou