Entertainment / Literature / Lu Shih: (Chinese, 'regulated song') A verse form popular in China in the t'ang and Sung dynasties. It was also referred to as the chin-t'i shih to keep the term distinct from the ku-shih or 'old songs.' The verse was characterized by extensive parallelism and an elaborate tonal pattern. This formal structure also influenced the fu or 'prose poem' of later centuries.
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