A quatrain, also known as a quatrain, a broken sentence, or a quatrain, is a short and concise poem composed of four sentences. Quatrains are divided into Lvjue and Gujue, among which Lvjue has strict metrical requirements. Common quatrains include five-character quatrains and seven-character quatrains.
The difference between quatrains and verses is mainly reflected in the following aspects:
1. The number of verses is different
. Rhymed poems are generally eight lines long, with five-character rhymed verses having forty characters each, and seven-character rhymed verses having fifty-six characters. More than eight lines are long rhymes, and long rhymes are mostly five-character or seven-character rhymes. There are, but not too many. Quatrains generally only have four sentences, so the number of words is only half of the verses. Five-character quatrains have twenty characters, and seven-character quatrains have twenty-eight characters.
2. Different pronunciation requirements
. Rhymed poems generally rhyme in flat tones, while verses in oblique rhymes are very rare and can basically be ignored. The level and oblique rhymes of each line of rhymed poems are regulated, which requires a lot of attention. Each verse of rhymed poems must have antithesis, and the position of the antithesis is also stipulated.
The ancient poetry in quatrains is ancient style poetry, that is, free verse. Whether it is rhymed with oblique tones or flat tones, it is not bound by the oblique tones of modern poetry. The rhyme is equivalent to half of a rhyme poem, because it is four lines, only half of the normal rhyme poem. Not only must it rhyme in flat tones, but it also follows the rules of level and oblique rhymes in modern poetry.
3. Different origin times
. Rhymed poetry sprouted in the Southern Dynasty Qi Yongming Dynasty, Shen Yue and other new style poems that paid attention to rhythm and antithesis. It was finalized in the early and prosperous Tang Dynasty and matured in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. Quatrains originated from Yuefu short chapters in the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties, and their name may come from the "coupled sentences" of the literati in the Six Dynasties. During the Six Dynasties, when literati gathered for banquets, there was a trend of composing poems in joint chapters. Each person composed four sentences of five characters to form a complete poem. If each person's work is separated into separate chapters, it is called "One Jue", and the title of quatrains is derived from this.
Quatrains and Rhymed Poems