이학규 칠언율시의 對仗法과 章法 연구

Abstract

This paper examines Lee Hak-gyu's Chireonnyulshi (七言律詩, seven- syllable Chinese verse) based on his use of parallelism (對仗法) and composition techniques (章法). Parallelism is a basic element of Chireonnyulshi morphology that embodies the aesthetics of its symmetry. Composition techniques, which represent the way poetic ideas are organized and developed, are of particular significance because Chireonnyulshi emphasizes formal aesthetics. Furthermore, basing the analysis of Chireonnyulshi on parallelism and composition techniques is useful in exploring its representational methods and formal aesthetics. Lee Hak-gyu applied parallelism in a sophisticated manner by creating a parallel structure within a line or between two consecutive lines, and by juxtaposing words with opposite or contradicting meanings. All the while, he tried to preserve the naturalness of poetic words used in those parallel structures by placing them in an organic relationship with the overall poetic idea. By doing this, he achieved symmetrical beauty of words and delivered a sense of lyricism, while effectively making the verse feel as real and lively as it does. In addition, Lee Hak-gyu successfully practiced the interweaving of the introduction, development, turn, and conclusion structures, as well as description of natural surroundings and ambience, another one of the basic composition techniques of Chireonnyulshi. At times, however, he attempted variations, by consistently focusing the poetic idea either on the description of a landscape or on the emotions evoked by the landscape, and by deliberately twisting the syntactic technique. Furthermore, he applied his signature techniques to highlight the poetic theme and artistic boundaries of the verse. Lee Hak-gyu demonstrated his competence in effectively organizing and developing poetic ideas within the four-stanza and eight-line framework.