ancient-style poetry; archaic poetry
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ancient-style poetry; archaic poetry
formalA traditional Chinese poetic form that predates and is distinct from the regulated verse (律诗) and quatrain (绝句) of the Tang Dynasty. It has fewer formal restrictions, allowing for greater freedom in line length, number of lines, tonal patterns, and rhyme schemes.
《
Shī诗
Jīng经
》
lǐ里
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
dà大
duō多
shì是
gǔ古
tǐ体
shī诗
。
Most of the works in the "Classic of Poetry" are ancient-style poetry.
Lǐ李
Bái白
hé和
Dù杜
Fǔ甫
dōu都
chuàng创
zuò作
le了
xǔ许
duō多
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
gǔ古
tǐ体
shī诗
。
Both Li Bai and Du Fu created many excellent ancient-style poems.
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Xiāng相
duì对
yú于
gé格
lǜ律
yán严
jǐn谨
de的
jìn近
tǐ体
shī诗
，
wǒ我
gèng更
xǐ喜
huān欢
gǔ古
tǐ体
shī诗
de的
zì自
yóu由
bēn奔
fàng放
。
Compared to the strictly regulated modern-style poetry, I prefer the free and unrestrained nature of ancient-style poetry.
Zhè这
shǒu首
gǔ古
tǐ体
shī诗
měi每
jù句
de的
zì字
shù数
bìng并
bù不
tǒng统
yī一
。
The number of characters per line is not uniform in this ancient-style poem.