The seven-character quatrain of the bombardment of the headquarters: Where is the people’s victory now? The road is full of upstarts and losers! Nuclear bombs are placed high on the top of Kunlun, and only after destroying the decay can we be relieved.
Seven-character quatrain is a genre of traditional Chinese poetry, referred to as Qijue, and belongs to the category of modern poetry. This poem has four lines, each line has seven words, and has strict metrical requirements in terms of rhyme and adhesion. This style of poetry originated from Yuefu song lines in the Southern Dynasty or Yuefu folk songs in the Northern Dynasty, or can be traced back to the folk songs of the Western Jin Dynasty. It was finalized and matured in the Tang Dynasty.
Seven-character quatrain is a type of quatrain, referred to as Qijue. Its origin is not clear. People in the Ming and Qing Dynasties believed that Qijue originated from Xiao Gang, Yu Shinan or the Four Great Masters, which all refer to Qijue. Although Qijue was indeed dominated by Lüjue in its development process, like the Five Jue, the formation of Gujue preceded Lüjue.
Modern scholars at home and abroad generally tend to regard the Yuefu folk songs of the Northern Dynasties as the source of the ancient seven-character poem. Some scholars also believe that the origin of Qiyan Ancient Jue can be traced back to the folk songs of the Western Jin Dynasty. Although mature seven-character songs such as Cao Pi's "Yan Ge Xing" existed during the Han and Wei dynasties, the earliest complete seven-character and four-sentence style appeared in the ballads of the Western Jin Dynasty.
In the early Tang Dynasty, seven-character quatrains were not only small in number and narrow in subject matter, but also had little influence in the poetry world. They were not mature enough artistically. Not only did they fail to coordinate rhythms adequately, but their style was relatively rigid (For example, antitheses are often used as a conclusion, which is similar to the first half of a rhymed poem), but it lacks long-lasting rhyme. The relatively well-known poets in the early Tang Dynasty, such as Shen Quanqi and Song Zhiwen, wrote very good rhythmic poems, but their Qijue skills were average.
Characteristics of seven-character quatrains
1. Fixed length: each poem has four sentences, each sentence has seven words, and the whole poem has a total of twenty-eight words.
2. Strict rhyme: The rhyme of seven-character quatrains has a fixed rhyme, usually at the last word of each sentence.
3. Pay attention to the smoothness: There are strict requirements for the smoothness of seven-character quatrains, usually in the second and fourth characters of each sentence.
4. Clear semantics: The semantic expression of the seven-character quatrains should be clear and avoid using ambiguous language.
5. Beautiful language: The language of the seven-character quatrains must be beautiful and able to express profound thoughts and emotions.