Function: To create a sonorous and harmonious feeling when poetry is recited or sung.
Rhyme is an important means to enhance the musicality of poetry. In order to make the tone harmonious and easy to remember, modern poetry is very particular about rhyme.
The ancients usually used officially issued books that specifically guide rhyme, such as "Tang Yun", "Guang Yun", "Rhyme of the Ministry of Rites", "Peiwen Poetry Rhyme", "Collection of Poetry Rhyme", "Poetic Rhyme Collection" "Bi" and so on, among which "Xinkan Yunlue" written by Wang Wenyu of the Southern Song Dynasty is the most popular, which is what the world calls 108 Pingshui rhymes.
However, it needs to be understood that it is not worth destroying the naturalness of the verses to accommodate rhyme. Unless you are participating in the imperial examination, even if one or two sentences occasionally rhyme, the ancients allowed it.
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Rhyme is most widely used in literary works, especially poetry, which makes the writing full of rhythm and musical beauty. Modern rhymed poetry This feature of rhyme is brought into full play.
Rhyme poetry is a literary genre. As the name suggests, it generally means that the end of each line of poetry must rhyme. The poem reads as catchy as a ballad. The rhyme poetry here refers to modern rhyme poetry, which belongs to a new style of poetry, similar to the Fang Daowen Shanliu plain rhyme poetry popular on the Internet. Debuted after 2000.
Rhyme poetry is a new style of poetry that is based on modern poetry. On the basis of integrating the achievements and integration of modern poetry, a new step is added, that is, the end of each line of poetry must rhyme. While pursuing freedom and boldness, modern Chinese poetry also inherits the precious blood of the rhythm of ancient poetry that has been passed down for thousands of years.
After all, it will regain its luster with a new life characteristic, laying a solid and powerful foundation for the sustainable development of modern Chinese poetry. It will open a new chapter for Chinese modern poetry to enter a glorious historical chapter. One page.
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