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Originally posted by Moonchild
Thank you to everyone who's commented on my song.  I will properly respond later, but I have a quick question before I get ready for class.
Some comments say that some songs are more like poems than songs. What does that mean? Don't many poems have musicality and rhythm that lend themselves to song? I don't want to risk getting this critique in the future.  |
Since poems are spoken, they are rhythmically different. More than reading your song aloud, you should be able to sing it, and it should be tight throughout. A song would have more repititon, too. Since the challenge wasn't normal songs though, that can't really be shown (eg with choruses), and so some could appear poem-like if your flow isn't strong and song-like (as in, being reflective. If one verse has a certain rhythm, the others should too. Each section should match its counterparts, but this isn't the same for a poem where there is more freedom)
