ngũ ngôn
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Definition
Noun: - Five-word verse: A poetic form in which each line consists of exactly five words (characters). This is a classical verse structure in Vietnamese poetry, often used in folk poetry and regulated poetry forms.
Usage
- This term is used specifically in the context of literature and poetry to describe the structure of a poem.
- It is a technical term, most commonly encountered in literary analysis, poetry criticism, or when studying classical Vietnamese poetic forms.
Examples
- Noun:
- Thơ ngũ ngôn là một thể thơ cổ điển của Việt Nam. (Five-word verse is a classical poetic form of Vietnam.)
- Bài thơ này được viết theo thể ngũ ngôn. (This poem is written in the five-word verse form.)
Advanced Usage
- "Thể thơ ngũ ngôn": The five-word verse form. This is the most common full phrase used to specify this poetic structure.
- Ông ấy chuyên sáng tác các bài thơ theo thể thơ ngũ ngôn. (He specializes in composing poems in the five-word verse form.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thơ ngũ ngôn: Five-word poetry. This is a common compound term where "ngũ ngôn" functions as an adjective describing the type of poetry.
- Thất ngôn (Noun): Seven-word verse. The counterpart form where each line has seven words.
- Tứ tuyệt ngũ ngôn (Noun): A specific, shorter form of regulated poetry (quatrain) written in five-word verse.
Synonyms
- Thơ năm chữ: Poetry with five words per line. This is a more descriptive, modern synonym.
- Thể năm chữ: The five-word form. A simpler, less technical synonym.
Notes on Meaning
- The term "ngũ ngôn" refers strictly to the structure (five words per line) and not to the content or theme of the poetry.
- It is important to distinguish this from general five-word phrases. "Ngũ ngôn" is a literary term for a regulated verse form, not just any sentence with five words.
- Five-word verse