vận luật

Nhà thơ đang đếm các âm tiết trên ngón tay để kiểm tra vận luật của bài thơ.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Meter (in poetry): In Vietnamese poetry, "vận luật" refers to the formal rules governing the rhythmic structure, including the arrangement of tones, syllable counts, and rhyme schemes within a poem. It is the system of metrical principles.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thơ Đường luật có vận luật rất nghiêm ngặt. (Tang dynasty poetry has very strict meter.)
  • Nhà thơ phải hiểu rõ vận luật để sáng tác. (A poet must understand meter clearly to compose.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in academic or formal discussions of classical Vietnamese poetry, particularly when analyzing or composing regulated verse forms like "thơ Đường luật" (Tang-style poetry).

Variants and Related Words

• Luật thơ (n): poetic rules, often used interchangeably with "vận luật" to mean the laws or principles of poetry.
• Vần (n): rhyme; a key component of "vận luật."
• Nhịp (n): rhythm or cadence within a line of poetry.

Synonyms

• Metrical rules: the rules governing poetic meter.
• Prosody: the patterns of rhythm and sound in poetry.

Related Terms

• Thơ Đường luật: Tang-regulated verse, a classical form strictly adhering to "vận luật."
• Bằng trắc: the system of flat (bằng) and sharp (trắc) tones, a fundamental element of "vận luật."