Definition

1. Verb:
   • To rhyme (according to poetic rules): The act of selecting and placing rhyming words in a poem, strictly following the rules of prosody (such as rhyme scheme, meter, and structure).
   • To versify: To compose verse or poetry, with a specific focus on the technical aspect of applying rhyme.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Nhà thơ đang cẩn thận gieo vần cho bài thơ mới. (The poet is carefully finding rhymes for the new poem.)
  • Gieo vần đúng luật là một kỹ thuật quan trọng trong thơ Đường. (Rhyming correctly according to the rules is an important technique in Tang poetry.)
  • Để bài thơ hay, anh ấy phải mất nhiều thời gian để gieo vần. (To make the poem good, he spent a lot of time versifying.)

Advanced Usage

• Technical Poetic Term: "Gieo vần" is a specialized term used in literary and poetic analysis. It implies a deliberate, rule-based process, not just casual rhyming.
  • Phân tích cách gieo vần giúp hiểu cấu trúc bài thơ. (Analyzing the rhyme scheme helps understand the poem's structure.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vần (n): Rhyme. The sound correspondence between words, especially at the end of lines.
  • Tìm vần cho từ "hoa". (Find a rhyme for the word "flower".)
• Vần điệu (n): Rhythm and rhyme; the musical quality of verse.
  • Bài thơ có vần điệu du dương. (The poem has a melodious rhythm and rhyme.)
• Hiệp vần (v): To rhyme; to have words that end with similar sounds. This is a more general term for rhyming.
  • Hai câu thơ này hiệp vần với nhau. (These two lines of poetry rhyme with each other.)

Synonyms

• Tìm vần: To find a rhyme. (Less formal, focuses on the search rather than the technical application.)
• Đặt vần: To set/place a rhyme. (Similar meaning, emphasizing the act of putting the rhyme in place.)

Related Phrases / Idioms

(Note: "Gieo vần" itself is a specific phrase and is not typically part of larger idioms. Its usage is primarily technical.) - Luật thơ: Poetic rules/prosody. This phrase is intrinsically linked to "gieo vần". - Anh ấy thuộc lòng luật thơ để gieo vần cho chính xác. (He has memorized the prosodic rules to rhyme accurately.)

1. Find rhymes (strictly according to prosody)