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Poetry is not accompanied by music. Rap and hip hop are vital, popular art forms but they’re not poetry.
by barry-cotter 4y ago
Poetry is not accompanied by music. Rap and hip hop are vital, popular art forms but they’re not poetry.
- 082349872349872 4y agoAre we sure that αὐλητής etc. didn't accompany poetic recitals at symposia? My classics teachers mentioned the possibility of musical accompaniment, and length instead of stress oriented metres would also point in that direction? [Edit: cf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dithyramb https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dithyramb ] (ancients also wrote poetry so the text of the words formed an image, which the Victorians considered Not Real Poetry. compare http://99-bottles-of-beer.net/language-javascript-1948.html http://99-bottles-of-beer.net/language-javascript-1948.html )
- nordsieck 4y ago> Poetry is not accompanied by music. I could just as easily say: all this modern stuff isn't poetry either. Poetry always rhymes. Oh wait - some people get to break the rules and others don't?
- 082349872349872 4y agoTo hit the final quadrant, here's a sampled portion of a JFK speech, non-rhyming, but set to music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwPnJXXX5Ic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwPnJXXX5Ic