The Sounds of the Tang Poetry (2) | Constructing Regulated Quatrains

Host: Prof. Zong-qi CAI, Program host

Taking advantage of ppt charts and animation, this episode shows viewers how to follow the three basic rules of tonal patterning to construct tonally regulated lines, then couplets, and finally quatrains. The episode ends by inviting viewers to write out quatrain tonal patterns on their own.