Rachel StanleyRhyming, Flow, & Hip-HopThe poetic form of hip-hop has a recognizable “sound, development, and offshoots” (Morris 223) with specific patterns of rhyme and flow…Nov 3, 2021Nov 3, 2021
Rachel StanleyRhythm and BluesThe blues is a “uniquely American poetic form” (Patterson 188) developed in the late nineteenth century by African Americans, which became…Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021
Rachel StanleyUsing Rhyming to Tell Two StoriesThe sonnet form was created by an Italian poet named Jacopo da Lentini in 13th century. The structure of a sonnet is fourteen lines and was…Oct 11, 20211Oct 11, 20211
Rachel StanleyRepetition in PantoumsA pantoum, also called pantun, is a style of poetry that has a Malay origin. Muhammad Haji Salleh created the rules for a pantoum poem and…Oct 4, 2021Oct 4, 2021
Rachel StanleyHaiku, Emotion, and ExperienceA haiku is a form of poetry first created by Matsuo Busho. The style of the poem derives from a game called “renga” that was played “in…Sep 20, 2021Sep 20, 2021
Rachel StanleyWhat is a Ghazal?Pages 210–216 go into depth about the history, style, and form of Ghazals. Ghazals were first created in Arabia in as early as the seventh…Sep 11, 20212Sep 11, 20212
Rachel StanleyDefinitions of FormOne meaning of form that has currency has the meaning “traditional form,” which usually means the use of rhyme and meter.Sep 10, 2021Sep 10, 2021
