How to write the horizontal comments of couplets?

The requirement of horizontal review is to supplement, summarize and perfect the theme of the whole couplet through horizontal writing.

1, functional requirements: a cross review is like the title of an article, which can mark the theme of a couplet, making the finishing touch and icing on the cake. Generally speaking, horizontal criticism plays a role in summarizing, revealing, supplementing and explaining couplets.

2. Form requirements: The most commonly used and original form of couplets is to stick between couplets (so it is also commonly known as couplets). The upper and lower couplets, together with the horizontal comments on the lintel, are the "doors".

3. Characteristic requirements: most of the horizontal batches are four-word phrases. This is because this four-character phrase is flat and easy to match, which makes the phonology harmonious and short and powerful. For example, "mighty spring breeze" means "flat and even". This is a flat set, and there are changes such as flat set and flat set. In addition, the phrase structure is easy to be uniform or uneven.

Extended data

Couplet requirements

First, the number of words is equivalent and the content is related.

These are two basic elements of couplet rhyme. Equal number of words means that if the first part consists of several clauses, then the second part should also consist of several clauses with equal number of words. In short, if the number of words is not equal, it is hard to be called a veritable couplet anyway.

From the content point of view, the contents of the upper and lower links must be related to each other in order to have the opposite or complementary effect. This relationship either sets off from the same angle, sets off each other and complements each other, which is the so-called "right"; Or compare and contrast each other from the perspective of opposition, which is the so-called "opposition."

Second, the parts of speech are equivalent and the structure is commensurate.

These are two grammatical elements and two key elements of couplets. Part-of-speech equivalence means that the related words linked up and down are as same or similar in nature as possible. Such as noun to noun, verb to verb, and so on.

In the specific antithesis, in addition to the part of speech, the role of words in sentences can be properly considered, and the requirements for modifiers are loose and the requirements for head words are strict. Structural proportionality means that the grammatical structure of the sentences corresponding to the upper and lower links should be as same as possible.

Third, the rhythm is corresponding, even and gentle.

These are the two elements of metrical association. Rhythm is a musical term, which refers to the phenomenon of regular alternation of strength and length in music. In antithesis, it refers to the regular pause in antithesis. Rhythm is corresponding, which means that the upper and lower couplet should be as consistent as possible in the pause of rhythm.

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