How to make couplets
Introduction: There are also particularities in how to make couplets. So, what factors should be taken into consideration when making a couplet?
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1. It is required to use the characteristics of Chinese characters to make them neat and beautiful.
2. It is required to use the pitch of Chinese characters so that the upper and lower lines of the first and second lines are relatively equal and oblique (Yinping and Yangping are flat tones, and the three tones of Shang, Lai and Ru are oblique tones) and are smooth and smooth, rich in tonal beauty and musical beauty.
3. The parts of speech are required to be relative. That is, noun to noun, verb to verb, adjective to adjective, numeral to numeral, adverb to adverb.
Fourth, the sentence structure, sentence pattern, etc. of the upper and lower couplets are required to be the same. No matter how many sentences there are in the long couplet, the upper and lower couplets must be symmetrical up and down, and the left and right sides should be relative.
5. It is required to use words to form sentences, pay attention to clear and appropriate, elegant and fresh, and be general and targeted.
Sixth, it is required to pay attention to artistry and avoid making shallow sentences like slogans.
7. It is required to comply with traditional Chinese habits, and the writing, reading and pasting of couplets must be straight.
8. Just like writing an article, in addition to good theme ideas and content, making couplets also requires artistic conception and grammatical rhetoric, such as the use of metaphors, quotations, comparisons, exaggeration, repetition, linking, and hiding. Words and other rhetorical devices.
9. Couplets are also called pairs, couplets, door couplets and couplets. From the content point of view, it can be divided into spring couplets, happy couplets, elegiac couplets, theater couplets, venue couplets, places of interest couplets, miscellaneous couplets, etc. Some couplets are often accompanied by horizontal drapes. The couplets are affixed to both sides of the door, while the horizontal drapes are affixed to the top of the door.
The meanings of the upper and lower couplets can be similar or opposite. They can only say one thing, or they may also say two things separately.
10. The contrast between couplets and verses has a continuous and evolutionary relationship. The rhythm of verses is clearly related to "one, three, and five"
Regardless, "two, four, and six" are distinct. The principle also applies to couplets. As for the number of words in each couplet, there is no limit
, ranging from four, five, six, seven, eight, nine to several or hundreds of words, as long as you have something to say
, as long as they can be paired. The following examples illustrate this:
The motherland has great mountains and rivers; the people have new years. (p>
The last word of the first line, "Zhuang", and the last word of the second line, "Xin", are both adjectives, relative to the top and bottom, coordinated in level and oblique, and the content and form are consistent with the above five items. The rules are consistent.
In short, the phonology and harmony of couplets should be harmonious. The language is concise, consistent with the rules, and has certain content.
If the words are not relative, uneven and inconsistent, or if a slogan-like sentence is divided into two lines, it cannot be regarded as a couplet.
Please look at some examples below:
Three thousand tigers can reach the land of Youyan;
The dragon flies in ninety-five and reopens the sky of Song Dynasty.
The father is the Prime Minister, and the son is the Prime Minister. They are the quanheng of the generation;
The elder brother Situ, the younger brother Situ, are the accountants of the two capitals.
Please avoid seeing fortune tellers, fortune tellers, and fortune tellers;
Those who support the hall, those who pave the hall, and those who bump into the Tai Sui will all be interviewed.
Thousands of teachings teach people to seek truth;
Thousands of learnings teach people to be real people.
Winds and rains, warmth and cold, I look for it everywhere.
Orioles and swallows, flowers and leaves, Qing Qing Qing Chao Chao;
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