First, quatrains have the following characteristics in form:
1, definitely. Five verses are five words per sentence, and seven verses are seven words per sentence.
2. Fixed words. Five musts and seven musts are four sentences in each capital letter.
3. Rhyme. The second sentence of the quatrain and the last sentence of the fourth sentence must rhyme, and the last word of the first sentence can rhyme but not rhyme. The rhyme feet of metrical quatrains (hereinafter referred to as metrical quatrains) must be flat, and the rhyme feet of archaic quatrains (hereinafter referred to as archaic quatrains) can be flat or rhyming.
4. Law. The law must follow the rules of metrical rules, but it was not necessary in ancient times.
Second, the classification of quatrains can be divided into ancient quatrains, rhythmic quatrains and awkward quatrains according to the rules of whether or not to follow the metrical rules.
1, Gujue
The characteristic of the ancient absolute is that the whole poem is flat and even, that is, it does not follow the flat and even meter. Ancient poetry can be leveled, but it can't be leveled, that is, a poem is either flat or flat.
Step 2 be tolerant
Rhythm is a metrical quatrain, and even words must strictly abide by the rules of metrical rules. Specifically speaking, even words alternate, even words oppose, even words stick together, and sound and rhyme are balanced.
3. Suddenly
Distinction is a transitional form between ancient style and legal style, that is, quatrains that have been legalized, but have not yet fully complied with the rules of metrical style.
After the Tang Dynasty, quatrains became the most important form of poetry in ancient China literature.