noun
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
起承転結の承句にあたる部分を書く。
Write the part corresponding to the development (承句) in the four-part structure.
noun
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.
絶句の承句は、起句を受けて内容を展開させる。
The second line (承句) of a quatrain develops the content following the first line.
The third line or turn in the structure.
The fourth line or conclusion.
From 承 (to receive, to follow) + 句 (phrase, line). The term is used in classical Chinese poetry and Japanese composition theory.