论联句诗

On the Poetry Creation by Plural Persons with a Same Rhyming Pattern

联句诗是古代文人唱和的一种特殊形式,但与唱和诗有区别。联句诗始于柏梁,盛于中唐,宋元以后虽有继作,但成就均未超过韩孟。联句诗的艺术特色主要有:(一)逞才使气,调侃戏谑;(二)对偶精切,辞意均敌;(三)风格近似,意境浑融。联句诗对后世其他文体如戏剧、小说创作均有影响,元杂剧的定场诗或下场诗即与联句诗的形式有一定关联。

The poetry linking rhyming lines created by plural persons is a verse of special style which the Chinese ancient poets used to reply others in the same rhyme scheme. The paper studies the origin and development of the poetry linking rhyming lines of plural persons, analyzes the main reason of its flourishing in the middle Tang dynasty, distinguishes it from the poetry for mutually replying with independent poems, and summarizes its principle artistic characteristics which includes showing literary talent, joking and bantering. On the other hand, its creation seeks matching words with its connotation similarly like what written by one person, in its style and mood in general. Lastly, the paper points out that, such type of poetry influenced upon ancient Chinese drama and novels of the later ages.