poetic rhyme; rhyme scheme; Pingshui Rhyme
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rhyme used in poetry composition; rhyming pattern
Refers to the specific rhyme group (韵部) or tonal pattern used at the end of lines in classical Chinese poetry, crucial for metrical structure.
This poem uses level-tone rhymes.
The poet carefully selected the rhymes, making the whole poem read smoothly and rhythmically.
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Pentasyllabic regulated verse has very strict requirements for rhyming.
noun
rhyme book for classical Chinese poetry; specifically the Pingshui Rhyme Scheme
technicalHistorically refers to rhyme books like Pingshui Yun (平水韵), which organized Chinese characters into 106 rhyme groups across the four classical tones (level, rising, departing, entering). Essential reference for composing regulated verse.
He bought a copy of the 'Shiyun' rhyme book to study the metrics of classical poetry.
The Pingshui Rhyme is one of the most important rhyme schemes since the Song Dynasty.
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To learn to write old-style poetry, one must first become familiar with the rhyme books.