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regulated verse — a form of classical Chinese poetry consisting of eight lines with strict tonal, rhyme, and parallelism rules
A category of classical Chinese poetry (漢詩) that became fully codified in the Tang dynasty. A 律詩 has eight lines, with a fixed number of characters per line (five or seven), specific rhyme positions, and required tonal parallelism in the middle two couplets. It is one of the main genres studied and composed in Japan within the 漢詩 tradition.
A term from classical Chinese and Japanese poetics. Known primarily to students of classical literature, 漢文, and East Asian poetry.
Usage
- Encountered in literature textbooks, academic writing on classical Chinese poetry, and anthologies of 漢詩.
- Typically used with the further specification 五言律詩 (five-character regulated verse) or 七言律詩 (seven-character regulated verse).
Common collocations
- 五言律詩: five-character regulated verse (8 lines × 5 characters)
- 七言律詩: seven-character regulated verse (8 lines × 7 characters)
- 律詩を作る: to compose a regulated verse
- 律詩の対句: the parallel couplets of a regulated verse
Similar words
- 絶句: quatrain — a four-line form that is the other main short regulated form.
- 漢詩: classical Chinese poetry — the general category that includes both 律詩 and 絶句.
- 古詩: ancient-style (pre-regulated) Chinese poetry — freer form, not subject to Tang-era tonal rules.
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Formal and academic. Not used in everyday conversation.
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