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Folk Poetry

World Traditional Verse Forms

Folk poetry is poetry that is part of a society's folklore, usually part of their oral tradition. When sung, folk poetry becomes a folk song.

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Notable Example
Classic of Poetry 1
Defining Trait
Poetry that is part of a society's folklore, usually part of their oral tradition 1
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Form Of Genre

Poetry, Genres
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Folk poetry
  • Collections
    ancient Chinese collection of folk poetry
  • Lead, sentence 1
    poetry that is part of a society's folklore, usually part of their oral tradition
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