Flat tone is a classification of Chinese phonetic tones, which can be divided into four categories: flat tone, rising tone, falling tone and entering tone. Pingsheng, including Yin Ping and Yang Ping, usually refers to the first and second sounds in modern Chinese Pinyin. Rubbing tone includes rising tone, falling tone and entering tone, which correspond to the third, fourth and fifth tones of modern Chinese pinyin respectively.
In ancient poetry, there are strict rules and requirements for leveling. It is not only an important part of poetry rhythm, but also affects the tone and aesthetic feeling of poetry. Generally speaking, a flat voice is a long tone with a loud and long voice, while a shrill voice is a short tone with a short and powerful voice. In ancient poetry, the staggered use of flat tones has formed a beautiful rhythm and sense of rhythm.
There are many other rhythms and rhythm rules in China's ancient poetry besides leveling. For example, the length of each poem is usually the same, which is called "sentence pattern", and the number of words and syllables in each sentence is often the same, which is called "number of words". In addition, there are many specific rhetorical devices and expressions in ancient poetry, such as antithesis, allusions, symbols, borrowing scenery and so on. It is all to make poetry more vivid, vivid, subtle and charming.
In modern Chinese,
Due to the changes in pronunciation and grammar, the concept of level tone is not as strict and important as in ancient poetry. However, we can still improve our sense of language and aesthetic level by learning and appreciating the flat and even rhythms in ancient poems.
In a word, even tone is an important part of the rhythm of ancient poetry, which divides tones into four categories: flat, upward, far and progressive, forming a beautiful rhythm and sense of rhythm. By studying and appreciating the flat rhythm in ancient poetry, we can better understand the connotation and aesthetic feeling of ancient poetry and improve our language perception and aesthetic level.