1. The number of words should be equal and the sentence breaks should be consistent. In addition to deliberately leaving the position of a word to achieve a certain effect, the number of words in the upper and lower couplets must be the same, no more or less.
2. Be even and even, and have a harmonious tone. The traditional habit is to "pucker up and fall flat", that is, the ending words of the last sentence of the upper couplet are puckered and the ending words of the last sentence of the lower couplet are flat.
3. The main parts of speech are relative and in the same position. Generally called "virtual to virtual, real to real", it means noun to noun, verb to verb, adjective to adjective, quantifier to quantifier, adverb to adverb, and the relative words must be in the same position.
4. Be content-related, and connect up and down. The meanings of the upper and lower links must be connected with each other, but they cannot be repeated.
second, the expanded explanation
1. The antithesis, that is, the "antithesis" in the couplet, is the upper and lower sentences that are paired with each other without a unified center. Generally, there are sentences and responses, which are mostly completed by two or more people responding to each other. Such as: Zhang Zhidong, Taoranting.
2. On the basis of antithesis, couplets have a unified center and two sentences on the theme, which are usually completed by one person alone and hung independently. Such as: clear water and fish reading the moon, flowers and quiet birds talking about the sky.
3. antithetical couplets are a combination of antithetical couplets and antithetical couplets. They are an independent literary art with antithetical couplets as the basic form, stressing on phonology and free format. They germinate from antithetical couplets with dual characteristics among the people, then they are bred in poetry and parallel prose, and finally they become antithetical couplets. It is folk-custom, literary, artistic and practical. It is independent of all kinds of artistic expressions such as poems, words, songs, poems, essays, riddles and slang, but it can also contain the specialties of these artistic forms. In the past, couplets were often inscribed on couplets, so they were also called couplets.
4. At present, the history of antithetical couplets thinks that it germinated before and developed after the regular poems, flourished in the Qing Dynasty, when poems and ci declined day by day, and is still widely used today. From the historical dynasties, the embryonic stage of couplets: from Han Jin to Tang Dynasty; Development stage: from Five Dynasties to Yuan Dynasty; Prosperous stage: Ming and Qing dynasties.
5. Taofu It is said that there was a big peach tree in Dushuo Mountain in the ancient East China Sea. Under the peach tree, there were two gods, Tea and Yulei, who were in charge of all kinds of ghosts. In case of ghosts, they tied it up and fed it to tigers. During the Warring States Period more than 2, years ago, during the Spring Festival in the Central Plains, households hung "peach stalks", also known as "peach symbols", that is, the names of shentu and Yu Lei were written on the mahogany board and hung on both sides of the door to ward off ghosts. By the Five Dynasties, the statues on the mahogany board had evolved into written couplets.
6. The Chinese language of antithetical couplets and characters is different from other national languages, and it is often difficult for other national languages to make antithetical couplets with neat and coordinated forms. Chinese characters are square in shape, beautiful in structure, distinct in syllables and symmetrical in tone. Therefore, Chinese characters are convenient to form antitheses and suitable for creating couplets. The characteristics of Chinese characters make couplets a unique art form in Chinese language and literature, and it is impossible for all kinds of pinyin characters to produce couplets.
7. The deputy couplets are measured by the deputy, and the upper and lower couplets (all couplets) are collectively called "a couplet".
8. The word "Yan" in the poetic style is calculated by the number of words in each sentence, such as five words and seven words ... The couplet is calculated by the number of words in the upper couplet (or the lower couplet), such as "I would like to hear about myself; Seeking the people's feelings is four words; "The spring breeze boldly combs the willows; The rainy night keeps people from moistening flowers "is seven words." Long sentences, especially long couplets, are generally called words, regardless of words. For example, the long couplet of Daguanlou in Kunming is called 18 words, not 9 words.
9. The number of words in a pair of couplets is the sum of the number of all couplets. Such as: "I am willing to smell myself; Seeking the people's feelings is eight characters; "The spring breeze boldly combs the willows; The rain at night keeps people from moistening flowers "is fourteen words; The Grand View Building in Kunming has a long couplet of 18 words.
1. When quoting couplets in punctuation articles, punctuation marks are generally used at the end of the couplet. Generally speaking, it is appropriate to use semicolons at the end of single sentences; In the long couplet, semicolons and periods have been used in the couplet, and it is appropriate to use periods at the end of the couplet; As for some punctuation marks that express special mood, you can use question marks or exclamation marks. Generally, punctuation marks such as brackets, quotation marks, ellipsis, dashes and book names are not used in couplets. Couplets are pasted on the wall or on both sides of the door without punctuation marks.