development of a text
Used in the context of the four-part structure 起承転結 (introduction, development, turn, conclusion) to refer to the 'development' section.
See also: 起承転結
Write the part corresponding to the development (承句) in the four-part structure.
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
Specifically refers to the second line in a classical Chinese quatrain (絶句). Rare outside literary or academic contexts.
The second line (承句) of a quatrain develops the content following the first line.