Juéjù... { Poetry Of The Chinese Tang Dynasty-(618ad-907ad) } Poem by Frank James Ryan Jr...fjr

____________ PROLOGUE____________

Juéjù is a style of jintishi.... ('modern form poetry')
that grew popular among Chinese Poet's during the
Tang Dynasty (618-907) though traceable to earlier
origins.Jueju style poems must always be quatrains,
specifically a matched pair of couplets with each line
comprised of five or seven syllables........ Like Haiku,
another Asian poetic artform (Japanese) whose first
origins also trace back to the early Seventh Century,
'jintishi'too has specific poetic requirements regard-
ing both metre, and syllabic adherences. In addition
a 'Nature' theme is always strongly recommended.

The five-syllable form is called...'wujue'
(Chinese: 五絕) pinyin: Wŭjué)
The seven-syllable form is called 'qijue'
(Chinese: 七絕; pinyin: (Qījué) .
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Below, is an Example of the 'qijue' format of jueju.
I have chosen an {A, A, B, A} Metre/Meter pattern ___________________________________


____Death By Mouth Of The Dragon______


O'ER BAMBOO, WOODSHACKS AND SHEDS -
TRAPPING SOUL'S OF INNOCENCE,
LEAVING WOOD AND FLESH FOR DEAD
_______________\\FjR//___________________



In Traditional Chinese:

___死亡以口龍___

皇帝的龍呼吸紅色
在竹木棚子并且流洒
誘捕靈魂的無罪
留下木頭和骨肉為死者

FjR