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Onomatopoeic Reduplicated Words and Their English Translations in Ancient Poetries

Yang De-juan

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Poetry is not only a kind of music,but also a kind of language.The beauty of rhyme is an important feature of Chinese ancient poetries which are characterized by its musical sound combined with rhythm and rhyme.In order to achieve the unity of form and content,the harmony of rhyme and artistic conception for translated versions,translators should seek the similarity of shape and spirit in the process of translation.

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Poetry is not only a kind of music,but also a kind of language.The beauty of rhyme is an important feature of Chinese ancient poetries which are characterized by its musical sound combined with rhythm and rhyme.In order to achieve the unity of form and content,the harmony of rhyme and artistic conception for translated versions,translators should seek the similarity of shape and spirit in the process of translation.

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Poetry is not only a kind of music,but also a kind of language.The beauty of rhyme is an important feature of Chinese ancient poetries which are characterized by its musical sound combined with rhythm and rhyme.In order to achieve the unity of form and content,the harmony of rhyme and artistic conception for translated versions,translators should seek the similarity of shape and spirit in the process of translation.

Key concepts: Rhyme, Onomatopoeia, Beauty, Poetry, Harmony (color), Literature, Linguistics, Art

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