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CCiV: A Benchmark for Structure, Rhythm and Quality in LLM-Generated Chinese \textit{Ci} Poetry

Shangqing Zhao, Yupei Ren, Yuhao Zhou, Xiaopeng Bai, Man Lan · Feb 15, 2026 · Citations: 0

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Abstract

The generation of classical Chinese \textit{Ci} poetry, a form demanding a sophisticated blend of structural rigidity, rhythmic harmony, and artistic quality, poses a significant challenge for large language models (LLMs). To systematically evaluate and advance this capability, we introduce \textbf{C}hinese \textbf{Ci}pai \textbf{V}ariants (\textbf{CCiV}), a benchmark designed to assess LLM-generated \textit{Ci} poetry across these three dimensions: structure, rhythm, and quality. Our evaluation of 17 LLMs on 30 \textit{Cipai} reveals two critical phenomena: models frequently generate valid but unexpected historical variants of a poetic form, and adherence to tonal patterns is substantially harder than structural rules. We further show that form-aware prompting can improve structural and tonal control for stronger models, while potentially degrading weaker ones. Finally, we observe weak and inconsistent alignment between formal correctness and literary quality in our sample. CCiV highlights the need for variant-aware evaluation and more holistic constrained creative generation methods.

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HFEPX Relevance Assessment

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Evidence snippet: The generation of classical Chinese \textit{Ci} poetry, a form demanding a sophisticated blend of structural rigidity, rhythmic harmony, and artistic quality, poses a significant challenge for large language models (LLMs).

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Evidence snippet: The generation of classical Chinese \textit{Ci} poetry, a form demanding a sophisticated blend of structural rigidity, rhythmic harmony, and artistic quality, poses a significant challenge for large language models (LLMs).

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Evidence snippet: The generation of classical Chinese \textit{Ci} poetry, a form demanding a sophisticated blend of structural rigidity, rhythmic harmony, and artistic quality, poses a significant challenge for large language models (LLMs).

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Evidence snippet: The generation of classical Chinese \textit{Ci} poetry, a form demanding a sophisticated blend of structural rigidity, rhythmic harmony, and artistic quality, poses a significant challenge for large language models (LLMs).

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Evidence snippet: The generation of classical Chinese \textit{Ci} poetry, a form demanding a sophisticated blend of structural rigidity, rhythmic harmony, and artistic quality, poses a significant challenge for large language models (LLMs).

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Evidence snippet: The generation of classical Chinese \textit{Ci} poetry, a form demanding a sophisticated blend of structural rigidity, rhythmic harmony, and artistic quality, poses a significant challenge for large language models (LLMs).

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Research Brief

Deterministic synthesis

To systematically evaluate and advance this capability, we introduce Chinese Cipai Variants (CCiV), a benchmark designed to assess LLM-generated Ci poetry across these three dimensions: structure, rhythm, and quality. HFEPX protocol signal is limited in abstract-level metadata, so treat it as adjacent context. Updated from current HFEPX corpus.

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Key Takeaways

  • To systematically evaluate and advance this capability, we introduce Chinese Cipai Variants (CCiV), a benchmark designed to assess LLM-generated Ci poetry across these three…
  • Our evaluation of 17 LLMs on 30 Cipai reveals two critical phenomena: models frequently generate valid but unexpected historical variants of a poetic form, and adherence to tonal…

Researcher Actions

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Research Summary

Contribution Summary

  • To systematically evaluate and advance this capability, we introduce Chinese Cipai Variants (CCiV), a benchmark designed to assess LLM-generated Ci poetry across these three dimensions: structure, rhythm, and quality.
  • Our evaluation of 17 LLMs on 30 Cipai reveals two critical phenomena: models frequently generate valid but unexpected historical variants of a poetic form, and adherence to tonal patterns is substantially harder than structural rules.
  • CCiV highlights the need for variant-aware evaluation and more holistic constrained creative generation methods.

Why It Matters For Eval

  • To systematically evaluate and advance this capability, we introduce Chinese Cipai Variants (CCiV), a benchmark designed to assess LLM-generated Ci poetry across these three dimensions: structure, rhythm, and quality.
  • Our evaluation of 17 LLMs on 30 Cipai reveals two critical phenomena: models frequently generate valid but unexpected historical variants of a poetic form, and adherence to tonal patterns is substantially harder than structural rules.

Researcher Checklist

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  • Gap: Evaluation mode is explicit

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  • Gap: Quality control reporting appears

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  • Gap: Benchmark or dataset anchors are present

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