The word "quatrains" first appeared in the Qi and Liang Dynasties in the Southern Dynasties. At this time, quatrains refer to small poems with five words and two rhymes, and do not require hierarchy and homophonic. Quatrains prevailed in the Tang Dynasty. The quatrains are composed of four sentences, which are divided into two parts: quatrains and ancient sentences, among which quatrains have strict metrical requirements. Common quatrains include five-character quatrains and seven-character quatrains.
The quatrains consist of four sentences. The last word of 65438 sentences rhymes with +0, 2 and 4, with five words in one sentence and seven words in seven sentences.
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One, five-character quatrains
At Helen's cabin.
Don Wang Zhihuan
The sun sets slowly near the western hills, and the Yellow River flows into the East China Sea.
By going up one flight of stairs, look further.
Translation:
Near the mountain, the sun sets, and the Yellow River flows eastward into the sea.
If you want to see a thousand miles of scenery, please climb the building again.
Two, seven-character quatrains
Baidi City was released in advance.
Tang-Li Bai
Early in the morning, I bid farewell to Jiangling city, which is high into the sky, thousands of miles away, and the boat is only one day away.
The cries of apes on both sides of the strait are still unconsciously crowing in their ears, and the canoe has passed the heavy green hills.
Translation:
Say goodbye to Bai Di City in the white clouds in the morning, and Jiangling, thousands of miles away, can be reached in one day.
Apes on both sides of the strait are constantly crowing, and the canoe has passed the green hills.
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