2. Couplets refer to the second couplet of seven-character quatrains (three or four pairs of sentences).
3. Neck couplet refers to the third triple of seven-character rhyme (five or six pairs of sentences).
4. The ending refers to the fourth part of the seven-character rhyme (seven or eight pairs of sentences). ?
Seven-character verse is a genre of China's traditional poetry, which belongs to the category of modern poetry. It originated from Shen Yue and other new-style poems that emphasized meter and antithesis in the period of Qi Yongming in the Southern Dynasties, further developed and stereotyped in Shen Quan and Song in the early Tang Dynasty, and matured in Du Fu's hands in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Extended data seven-character rhyme:
1, fixed length. Eight sentences, seven words each, * * * 56 words. The first and second sentences are called "first couplet", the third and fourth sentences are called "parallel couplet", the fifth and sixth sentences are called "neck couplet" and the seventh and eighth sentences are called "tail couplet".
2. Rhyme is strict. The whole article has four or five rhymes, which generally rhymes with even sentences, that is, the last word of the second, fourth, sixth and eighth sentences rhymes. The first sentence can be played or played, usually in a flat voice, with rhyme at the end and no rhyme in the middle.
3. Pay attention to leveling. In other words, it is necessary to conform to the law of flat tones, that is, in general, two syllables (two words) are used as a step, and flat tones are arranged alternately. According to the level of the first two words in the first sentence, the seven-character rhyme is divided into two parts: flat and flat.
4. Seek confrontation. Parallel couplets and neck couplets must be opposite, and the first couplet and the last couplet can be right or wrong. Seven-character verse is based on the first couplet and the last couplet.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Seven-character Rhyme