The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #128344   Message #2873248
Posted By: mikesamwild
27-Mar-10 - 10:51 AM
Thread Name: Folk Rap?
Subject: RE: Folk Rap?
I've just added Countbittin and Beschittin to my vocab for when I'm ranting at the neighbours' cat when it craps in our garden!


I love the use of words n rap that are not conventionally poetry but quick and off the top to drive it along. Gil Scott Heron is a great exponent of the form

Often just the last syllable or a vague similarity eg Apple, Shortfall, Temple, Parental, Non judgemental. I'm going mental. It's so simple .
I also like the old Anglo Saxon type use of words starting with the same letter ( what's that called?)

yet effective and throws up some great images.