Each quatrain has four sentences. According to the number of words in each sentence, it can be divided into five-character quatrains, six-character quatrains and seven-character quatrains. There are more five-character quatrains and seven-character quatrains, but very few six-character quatrains. According to the strictness of the metrical requirements, it can be divided into regular rules and ancient rules.
1. Lvjue is the same as rhymed poetry. According to the characteristics of rhymed sentences, it pays attention to level and strict rhyme.
2. Ancient quatrains, that is, ancient quatrains, are a kind of quatrains in which harmony and rhythm are absolutely opposite. Although they rhyme, the rhythm is relatively free. In other words, some poets do not want to be bound by rhythm and create them. of.
However, the boundary between Gujue and Lvjue is not very clear, because after the rise of rhymed poetry, even writing about Gujue cannot be completely immune to the influence of rhyme poetry. Extended information
The formation period of quatrains: Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties
Literary creation in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties was developed under the influence of this new literary and artistic trend. At the same time, it also contributed to this This literary and artistic trend provides the practical basis for its emergence.
A notable feature of literary creation during this period is that the requirement to serve political enlightenment weakened, and literature became a personal behavior, expressing personal life experiences and emotions. The evolution of Fu from the big Fu in the Han Dynasty to the lyrical short Fu in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties is a very representative change.
Five-character ancient poetry flourished in the late Han Dynasty, and the literati's personal lyrical work "Nineteen Ancient Poems" was regarded as a model by later generations. Since then, although Cao Zhi, Wang Can, Liu Zhen, Ruan Ji, Lu Ji, Zuo Si, Tao Yuanming, Xie Lingyun, Bao Zhao, Xie Tiao and Yu Xin have chosen different themes and styles, they all followed the path of personal lyricism. Creation is also a personal act.
Some of these political lyric poems express the resentment and injustice in political life and do not have the purpose of political enlightenment. As for the palace-style poems of Liang and Chen, although they were written by court literati, they were only used for court entertainment. The direction of poets' efforts lies in the formal beauty of poetry, that is, the language skills such as rhythm, antithesis, and use of vocabulary, as well as the perfection of meter.
It was under this trend that China's ancient poetry was perfected, new-style poetry was formed, and various preparations were made for the emergence of modern-style poetry. Tang poetry reached its peak on this basis.
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