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Vocabularyclept Poem

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A vocabularyclept poem is a poem formed by taking the words of an existing poem and rearranging them into a new work of literature.

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Notable Example
Winter Retrospect by Howard Bergerson (1944), rearranged as the first vocabularyclept poem challenge 1
Defining Trait
Formed by taking the words of an existing poem and rearranging them into a new work of literature 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Vocabularyclept poem
  • History section
    He took his little-known 1944 poem "Winter Retrospect", put all the words in alphabetical order, and challenged readers to arrange them all into a new poem.
  • Lead section
    A vocabularyclept poem is a poem which is formed by taking the words of an existing poem and rearranging them into a new work of literature.
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