map-pattern-for-seven-character-regulated-verse

name	Map 平仄 Pattern for Seven-Character Regulated Verse
description	Explicitly write out the required tonal pattern for all 8 lines of your chosen regulated verse form (specify which of the 4 canonical forms: 仄起平收 or 平起平收, etc.). Display the target pattern as a visual grid showing positions 1–7 for each line, then use this as your line-by-line verification checklist during composition.

Process

1. Declare your chosen form explicitly. Example:

   • "I choose 仄起平收 form (仄起)"
   • State which lines are couplets (antithetical pairs)

2. Write the canonical 平仄 pattern for all 8 lines:

   Line 1 (首句):  仄 平 仄 仄 平 平 仄
   Line 2 (韵脚): 仄 平 仄 仄 平 平 平  [rhyme char in position 7]
   Line 3 (对句): 平 仄 平 平 仄 仄 平
   Line 4 (韵脚): 平 仄 平 平 仄 仄 平  [rhyme char]
   Line 5 (颈句): 仄 平 仄 仄 平 平 仄
   Line 6 (韵脚): 仄 平 仄 仄 平 平 平  [rhyme char]
   Line 7 (尾句): 平 仄 平 平 仄 仄 平
   Line 8 (韵脚): 平 仄 平 平 仄 仄 平  [rhyme char]
   

3. Label each pattern row with line number and function (首句、韵脚、对句, etc.).

4. Highlight the 4 rhyme positions (lines 2, 4, 6, 8, position 7) — these anchor your composition.

5. Keep this pattern visible during character-by-character composition — check off each position as you fill it.