Characteristics of parallel prose

The language of parallel prose has three characteristics:

The first is parallel couple and "Si Liu" in sentences,

The second is flat and parallel relative in pronunciation,

The third is allusion and decoration in words.

Parallel prose often affects the content expression because of accommodating sentence patterns and piling up rhetoric. After Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan advocated the ancient prose movement, parallel prose suffered a setback at first. After the death of Han and Liu, the influence rose again. Li Shangyin, Wen Tingyun and Duan Chengshi were all good players among them, and all of them ranked 16th, so they were known as "Thirty-six Bodies".

after entering the song dynasty, under the leadership of Ouyang xiu and others, the ancient prose movement set off a second climax, with many essays, and parallel prose gradually declined.

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the southern and northern dynasties were the heyday of parallel prose. The whole article is mainly composed of two sentences (couple sentences and even sentences), paying attention to the neatness of antithesis and the sonority of melody. From the Han Dynasty to the Six Dynasties, there was a debate about "writing" and "writing" in China's prose.

parallel prose is relative to prose. Its main feature is that it is mainly composed of four or six sentence patterns and pays attention to antithesis. Because the sentence patterns are opposite to each other, it is like two horses are neck and neck, so it is called parallel style. In phonology, it pays attention to the use of flat tones and harmonious rhythm; Rhetorically, it pays attention to ornamentation and allusion. Because parallel prose pays attention to formal skills, the expression of content is bound, but if used properly, it can also enhance the artistic effect of the article.

In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there were also many works with profound contents, such as Yu Xin's "Mourning for the South of the Yangtze River". On the one hand, he described the sadness of his life experience, on the other hand, he condemned the fatuity of the monarch and ministers of the Liang Dynasty and expressed his nostalgia for his motherland. After Tang dynasty.

the form of parallel prose is becoming more and more perfect, and parallel prose with four or six sentences has appeared throughout, so it is generally called parallel prose in the Song Dynasty. Until the late Qing Dynasty, parallel prose was still very popular.