Modern poetry was formed in the Tang Dynasty, which is characterized by strict meter and neat antithesis, including quatrains, meter poems and lines. Quatrains and metrical poems are the most common forms of modern poetry.
Quatrains, also known as quatrains, are a poetic form composed of four lines of poems, each with five or seven words. Usually rhyme is used as an even sentence, each sentence is independent, showing conciseness, expressiveness and rhythm just right. Jueju reached its peak in the Tang Dynasty, and its representative works include works by Bai Juyi, Du Fu, Wang Zhihuan and others, such as Thinking of a Quiet Night and Looking at Yue.
Rhyme, on the other hand, is a form of poetry based on rules (that is, the requirements of level tone, rhyme, number of words and meter). Wang Zhihuan's In the Heron Tower and Bai Juyi's Farewell to Fu Gu Cao Yuan are famous poems in the Tang Dynasty. There are many kinds of metrical poems, such as five-character metrical poems and seven-character metrical poems, each of which has its own specific rules and requirements. The rigorous structure and harmonious rhyme of metrical poems are a strict test of the poet's verbal expression ability and literary accomplishment.
Among modern poems, metrical poems are the most common, with stricter antithesis and more unified format. Although quatrains are also a kind of modern poetry, they are flexible in antithesis and format.
Requirements for writing quatrains and metrical poems
1. Conform to metrical rules: quatrains and metrical poems have strict metrical requirements, including leveling, rhyming and number of words. In the process of writing, it is necessary to ensure that every poem meets the requirements of metrical rules, and pay attention to the collocation of flat tones and accurate rhymes.
2, control the number of words: quatrains are generally five or seven words per line, and metrical poems have different word limits according to metrical requirements. Attention should be paid to controlling the number of words in each sentence, so that the whole poem can achieve balance and harmony in the number of words.
3, concise: quatrains and rhymes pay attention to concise and lively expressions, and strive to be concise and clear. Avoid using long and procrastinating words, and try to choose artistic and meaningful words.