Metric refers to the rhythm and style of China's classical poetry, which is an important part of the art of poetry. After thousands of years' development, China's classical poetry has formed a rigorous metrical system, including many metrical forms such as Pingshui rhyme, ancient rhyme, modern poetry and metrical poetry. Mastering the rhythm of poetry is of great significance for understanding and appreciating classical poetry.
Pingshui Rhyme is one of the earliest rhyming books in ancient China, including vowels and initials before the Tang Dynasty, which is the basis of ancient poetry creation. The rhythm of Pingshui rhyme can be divided into four categories: level tone, rising tone, falling tone and entering tone.
Flat rhyme refers to the rhythm in which both initials and finals are flat, such as "bed, cool, river and cylinder"; Upper vowel refers to the rhythm in which both initials and finals are upper vowels, such as "dong, dong, red, red". De-voiced means that both initials and finals are de-voiced rhythms, such as "killing, widowhood, night and death"; Pronunciation and rhyme refer to the rhythm of voiced consonants and voiced vowels, such as "seeing, cutting, rhyming and pronouncing".
Ancient rhyme refers to rhyming books before the Tang Dynasty, including Pingshui rhyme, which added some new vowels and initials. The rhythm of ancient rhyme can be divided into four categories: flat tone, rising tone, falling tone and entering tone, which are the same as flat tone. The rhythm of ancient rhyme is stricter than that of Pingshui rhyme, which is an important basis of China's classical poetry.
Modern poetry refers to the form of poetry after the Tang Dynasty, which is one of the important forms of China's classical poetry. The rhythm of modern poetry can be divided into two forms: horizontal rhyme and ancient rhyme, of which the horizontal rhyme is loose and the ancient rhyme is strict. Modern poetry is characterized by a fixed number of words, usually four or eight sentences, each with five or seven words.
Rhyme is a kind of poetry in the Tang Dynasty, and it is one of the strictest metrical forms in China's classical poetry. The rhythm of metrical poems can be divided into two forms: horizontal rhyme and ancient rhyme, of which ancient rhyme is more strict. The characteristic of metrical poetry is that the number of words in each sentence is fixed, usually five or seven words, and the rhyme of each sentence must be consistent, and it must conform to the four tones of flat tone, rising tone, falling tone and entering tone.
To master the meter of poetry, we need to learn the rhythm and feet of Pingshui rhyme and ancient rhyme, and understand the combination of different tones and vowels. Secondly, you need to read a lot of classical poems and be familiar with different forms of metrical and prosodic rules. Finally, we need to practice writing constantly to improve our poetry creation level and metrical ability through practice.