Do you have to follow the flat law when writing poetry?

Not necessarily.

Poetry can be divided into ancient and modern styles. Writing modern poetry (orthodox poetry, orthodox poetry) must be as strict as the law, while ancient poetry is almost excusable, and rhyme is enough. Use words carefully. Each epigraph has a corresponding word spectrum, which stipulates the rhyme, sentence break and level of each word and must be filled in strictly according to the rules of the word spectrum.

Poems and songs from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties were all rhymes, which were originally used for singing. In Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was no concept of equality.

The concepts of "four tones" and "flat tiles" began in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Qi Liang didn't have flat tiles before, so of course, flat tiles were not considered when writing poems. During the period of Qi Yongming, the poets of Yongming School, represented by "Eight Friends of Jingling", began to pay attention to four tones: to be fair and progressive. Among them, the flat is the flat sound, and the upper entry is silent.

After Qi and Liang Dynasties, poets began to pay attention to the use of four tones and peaceful tones. Shen Yue and others even put forward "eight diseases" that should be paid attention to when writing poems. The theory of "eight diseases" is completely based on the theory of four tones and the theory of leveling, but later generations did not fully understand the eight diseases.

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The artistic conception of poetry can give people a sense of beauty, please readers, or convey feelings and inspire people. So some people think why not let the voice of poetry also give people a sense of beauty, and read it in a cadence and catchy way, so the theory of even words was born.

With the deliberate development of the leveling theory, to a certain extent, it later restricted the exertion and expansion of the poetic momentum and artistic conception, and became the lame shoes or burdens of the poet, which greatly went astray and violated his original intention.

In particular, the theory of leveling varies from time to time, from place to place and from person to person, so it is difficult to unify and standardize it, which makes learners feel at a loss and useless after learning it. This is a self-sealing of poetry and literature, which is extremely unfavorable to the inheritance and promotion of poetry and culture.

The ultimate goal of poetry is to enter and serve the public. We can't keep people away because of the traditional imperfect and impartial theory, which makes people feel unattainable and daunting. Poetry is just a style. We should go into the classroom, into the textbooks and into the examination papers, so that teachers, students and even the public can appreciate it and participate in it.

Li Bai, Wang Wei, Su Dongpo and Xin Qiji. Are divorced from the law to varying degrees. Therefore, whether creating or judging the quality of poetry, modern people should not be too rigid in the theory of poetry rhythm and level, but should focus on the artistic conception and momentum of poetry. As for the tone of poetry, it can be smooth.

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