The"Tonal Score"Hidden in the Text:An Analysis of the Sound and Rhyme of Wang Shizhen's Seven-character Poems
Wang Yuyang,as a central figure in the tonal theory of ancient poems in the Qing Dynasty,neither wrote a special book on tonality nor compiled an elaborate"tonal score".Examining Yuyang's organisation and arrangement of tones in his practice of composing ancient poems and discovering the hidden"tonal score"behind his ancient poetic texts,especially the seven-character texts,will help to confirm his position in the tonal science of ancient poems.Sanping tone is the most typical tonal format of Yuyang's seven-character poems,and seven-character poems also comprehensively use a variety of tonal formats,reflecting a great diversity.Rhyme,as an important form of expression and a key element of the tonal system of ancient poems,is also skillfully used in seven-character poems of Wang Yuyang.
Wang ShizhenAncient poetic tone theoryTonal scoreseven-character poemsSanping tone
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