Poetry meter

Author: Wang Li
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Publish Date: 2000-04-01
Features: The poetic and prosodic rules discussed in this book are mostly the results of previous research, with some sections reflecting the author's own opinions. As it is a book of fundamental knowledge, it does not elaborate on which parts are described in other books and which are the author's own words. This book focuses on explaining poetic and prosodic rules rather than being a selected anthology of poems, so the cited poems are not annotated. The wording of the quoted poems also varies across different editions; the author has carefully selected the versions, but to save space and avoid tediousness, no textual annotations are planned for every instance. The book also covers the use of "zhàng" and its grammatical features. The "Poetic and Prosodic Rules" is followed by "An Outline of Poetic Rhymes" and "An Outline of Cursive Rhyme Patterns."