1. Quatrains
Quatrains are a form of modern poetry, and different interpretations of them are inconsistent. Some people think that "half of the rhythm is cut off" so that it can be sung in music.
Quatrains are composed of four sentences, divided into Lvjue and Gujue, among which Lvjue has strict metrical requirements. Common quatrains include five-character quatrains and seven-character quatrains, while six-character quatrains are relatively rare.
2. Rhymed Poetry
Rhythmic poetry is a genre of traditional Chinese poetry, which belongs to the category of modern poetry and is named because of its very strict metrical requirements.
Rhymed poetry has strict regulations in terms of words, rhyme, level, and antithesis. Its common types include five-character poems and seven-character poems.
Extended information
It is understood that the origins of rhymed poetry and quatrains are not the same:
Rhymed poetry originated from Shen Yue and others in the Qi Yongming period of the Southern Dynasty who paid attention to rhythm and antithesis. The new style of poetry was further developed and finalized in the Shen Quan period of the early Tang Dynasty and Zhiwen of the Song Dynasty, and became popular in the Tang and Song dynasties.
Quatrain originated from the Yuefu short chapters of the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties. Its name may come from the "coupled sentences" of the literati in the Six Dynasties. According to literature records, during the Six Dynasties, the literati had a banquet and had the custom of writing poems in couplets. Each person composed a poem. Four sentences and five characters form a whole poem.