Spinning Gyroscope (A Discussion on the Evolution of Modern Chinese Poetry Forms over a Century)

Author: Xu Ting
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: "A Hundred Years of Modern Chinese Poetry: The Evolution of Forms" aims to reveal the developmental trajectory of modern Chinese poetic forms in the 20th century while emphasizing the distinct phases of this evolution. "A Historical Analysis of the Exploration of Metrical Forms in Modern Chinese Poetry," summarizes the achievements of modern Chinese poetry's metrical exploration into three aspects: First, it has formed three rhythmic systems: the melodic rhythm of free verse, the metrical rhythm of regulated verse, and the symmetrical rhythm of regulated verse. Second, it has established two basic formats: parallel lines and varying line lengths, pursuing the richness of new poetic forms under the principle of "uniformity of stanzas and regularity of lines." Third, it has developed two phonetic methods: traditional and modern.