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Meaning of 七古

七古 means ancient-style poem with seven characters per line. Pronounced qī gǔ.

  • ancient-style poem with seven characters per line

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Bīng
Chē
Xíng
 
shì
shǒu
zhù
míng
de
 

Du Fu's 'Ballad of the War Chariots' is a famous ancient-style poem with seven characters per line.

Xiāng
jiào
 
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jié
zòu
gèng
wéi
yóu
bēn
fàng
 

Compared to five-character ancient-style poems, seven-character ones have a freer and more unrestrained rhythm.

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