Re: 崇山峻嶺茂林脩竹

Posted by glotynn on 2006/11/20 17:07:04

崇山峻嶺茂林脩竹 晨煙暮霭春照秋陰

The above work can hardly be regarded as a nice match for a couplet.
1. Unlike 崇 and 峻 being similar in meaning, 晨 and 暮 are contrary to each other.
2. 茂林脩竹=adj+n+adj+n, but 春照秋陰=adv+v+adv+v, which is not matched.

My humble try:
清流激湍湧泉飛瀑
崇山峻嶺茂林脩竹

The reason why they're matched (though not perfect):
茂林脩竹 is what can be seen as the impressive scenes in 崇山峻嶺;
湧泉飛瀑 is what can be found as the attractive views in 清流激湍.
Secondly, the first part ends with a 仄聲 word, while the seocnd part ends with a 平聲 word, which associates with tone.