What is the "interlining" in ancient poetry? What does it do?

First, what is an interlining

As for interlining, all the famous ancient calligraphers have mentioned it:

Wang Jide (Ming) wrote in Qu Lv? On the interlining, there is a cloud: there is no interlining in the rest of the ancient poetry, and the interlining begins with the south and north songs. The northern song is accompanied by strings. Although it is a little noisy, you might as well lead it. Nanqu takes the clappers, and the eyes are tight and slow; If there are too many interlining words, it will be unclear to adjust the orthography.

Shen Qifeng (Qing) in "Harmony? There is a cloud in "Hanging Curtains on Songs": there are fewer interlining characters in southern songs and more interlining characters in northern songs.

Guo Moruo wrote in The Rooster Collection? Talking about Poetry: The emergence of any new poetic style did not fall from the sky? From four words to Sao style, from five to seven words to long and short sentences, and even from words to music, music should be added with interlining, which clearly illustrates this point.

In fact, the so-called interlining refers to the words added in addition to the musical form specified by Qupai. To put it bluntly, words with no real meaning are added in the lyrics for the sake of beautiful rhythm or singing, such as? The wind blows that snowflake all over the sky? In the room? That? It's an interlining.

For example, people's Yihai Enshan has been made a distant view.

It seems that these Kunpeng hide their wings and just grind their teeth for wolves and tigers.

if he decides the country by himself, it won't be in vain.

The words "Jiang", "Du", "Like", "Du", "If" and "If" in the above three sentences are also interlinings.

Another example is the inscription "Wei Zhongxian Shengci Lian": the most holy and the most divine, the middle is dry and the Kun is standing;

yun Wen yun Wu, and the sun and the moon are always new.

this couplet is very common, but it is extremely flattering. The reason why it is widely spread among the people is that it is interesting.

According to Jianxuan Collection, Wei Zhongxian, a great eunuch in the Ming Dynasty, was in power in both the ruling and the opposition, and all the courtiers set up shrines for him. During the Apocalypse, a governor wrote this couplet in his memorial hall for Wei. At the beginning of Wei dynasty, I didn't understand what it meant. Because there was a cabinet member named Huang Liji, I asked what it was about Huang Gelao.

it is said that an imperial history is just? Against me? Just, has nothing to do with Huang Ge old. Wei listened to the misunderstanding again, and he was furious and changed color. How dare you go against me! ? Immediately ordered the arrest. After repeated explanations, I turned my anger into joy.

It's hilarious to see Wei Zhongxian's ugly behavior of being ignorant and abusive. In couplet,? Allow? It's an interlining, which needs no explanation. It's only used to complement the two characters to form a sound step.

If it is written as follows: (Don't say he is) the most holy, the most divine, (how can it be) the dry Kun and the extreme;

(even if he) is willing to be literate and brave, (it is also difficult) and the sun and the moon are always new.

the words in brackets are very obvious interlinings. Second, the function of interlining

The function of interlining is to supplement the semantic gaps of orthography, make its content more complete and substantial, make its language more thorough, rich or vivid, or make the words more fit with the music melody. Interlaced characters are most commonly used in songs, words and couplets, but not much.

In the popular songs, interlining is very common. Its function is mainly to improve the meaning of the text, enrich the emotion, and enhance the popularity of the song. The proper use of the interlining can make the syntax flexible and diverse, and enhance the colloquial and visual characteristics of the song.

Zhou Yibai once said: Often, the charm of a piece of music depends entirely on interlining, which is a liberation from words to music and a convenience for the composer. ? It shows that the interlining has its unique function.