Seven-character quatrains are a genre in China's traditional poetry, which belongs to the category of modern poetry. Seven-character quatrains seem simple, but there are still many strict metrical requirements in rhyme and stickiness. Seven-character quatrains have a long history, which originated from Yuefu songs in the Southern Dynasties or Yuefu songs in the Northern Dynasties and the Ming Dynasty, but they matured in the Tang Dynasty.
Seven-character quatrains were very popular in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and there were many famous masterpieces, such as Watching the Tide. At the same time, the themes of the seven-character quatrains are also very diverse, including nostalgia, lyricism and deliberation. Moreover, the seven-character quatrain has left many famous sentences for later generations, and it is also one of the most popular styles in poetry.
Examples of seven-character quatrains:
1, look at Lushan Waterfall
Tang Libai
The purple mist is illuminated by sunlight, and the waterfall hangs in front of the mountain.
On the high cliff, it seems to be thousands of feet high, which makes people think that the Milky Way has fallen from heaven to earth.
2. Say goodbye to Meng Haoran on the way to Yangzhou
Tang Libai
Old friends frequently waved to me, bid farewell to the Yellow Crane Tower, and traveled to Yangzhou in this beautiful spring filled with catkins and flowers.
Sailing alone in the blue sky, I can see the Yangtze River flowing in the sky.
3. Early Baidu City
Tang Libai
Early in the morning, I bid farewell to Jiangling city, which is high into the sky, thousands of miles away, and the boat is only one day away.
The cries of apes on both sides of the strait are still unconsciously crowing in their ears, and the canoe has passed the heavy green hills.