free verse; unmetrical poetry
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free verse; poetry without fixed meter, rhyme scheme, or structural constraints
formalA modern poetic form that breaks from traditional Chinese metrical poetry (格律诗). Emphasizes natural speech rhythm over formal constraints.
Zhè这
shǒu首
zì自
yóu由
shī诗
dǎ打
pò破
le了
chuán传
tǒng统
shī诗
gē歌
de的
gé格
lǚ律
shù束
fù缚
。
This free verse poem breaks free from the constraints of traditional poetic meter.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
xiě写
zì自
yóu由
shī诗
，
yīn因
wèi为
bù不
bì必
shòu受
píng平
zè仄
hé和
yā押
yùn韵
de的
xiàn限
zhì制
。
He likes writing free verse because he doesn't have to be restricted by tonal patterns or rhymes.
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Hú胡
Shì适
de的
《
Cháng尝
Shì试
Jí集
》
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
xiàn现
dài代
zì自
yóu由
shī诗
de的
zhòng重
yào要
lǐ里
chéng程
bēi碑
。
Hu Shi's 'Experiments' is an important milestone in modern Chinese free verse.