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TYPES OF POETRY

TYPES OF POETS                                                                preparing to meet an audience. He                                                                 can perform to anybody and can                                                                            praise anybody for material gain.                                       Performs religious poetry

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SONG AND POETRY            Neither all poems are songs nor the vice versa is true. Songs are usually in verse but not all verses can be poetry as others are devoid of poetic features. On the other hand, singing is only one way of delivering poems. Poems can also be recited or chanted.

ORAL POETRY WRITTEN POETRY Delivered by word of mouth Flexible Spontaneous in composition and delivery   Involve many people in composition and delivery Involve dramatization and use of accoutrements   Read FixedTake a process in composition and Delivery is normally afterwards More often than not an individual affairDoes not involve this    

FUNCTIONS OF TONGUE TWISTERS.              The repetition of sound creates a kind of delightful and music              party because the listener anticipates the performer to stumble over a           sound and then end up with a distorted or embracing utterance.Tongue twisters are used test the performer’s fluency and ability to articulate sound. This forms part

WHO PERFORMS TONGUE TWISTERS?     Nandwa and Bukenya associated tongue twisters with the young members of the society who provided both the performance and the audience. However, tongue twisters were and are still said by both the young and the old members of the society who have mastered the language well. PERFORMANCE.          Tongue twisters

CHARACTERISTICS OF TONGUE TWISTERS Example. Kala kaka kaku kaka kokie kwakwa kala kaka kakwa kaka ke kwaku (kamba) That female kaka of yours came to my place when that female kaka of mine was at your place. Example. Wale wale watu wa liwali wala wali wa liwali (Swahili) Those very people of the headman are

         Tongue twisters, like riddles, proverbs and wise sayings, fall under the category of short forms of oral literature.         According to The Oxford Advanced Learners dictionary, a tongue twister is a word or phrase that is difficult to say quickly and correctly. It hinges mainly on both alliteration and assonance.        Nandwa and Bukenya

FUNCTIONS OF RIDDLES. N/B:  Riddling accords one a chance to abuse and be abused without taking  offence. Thus, we can get egocentric riddles such as:-          Challenge:  nikanini lakini mwenyu ndakasinda kiwi. (Kamba)                           A small married woman who cooks better than your mother.          Response:  Nzuki.                            Honeybee

STAGES INVOLVED IN PERFORMANCE OF RIDDLES.         There are three stages involved in the performance of riddles:- Stage one  It is basically the opening formula whereby;- Stage two.  This stage is the main body of the riddle whereby:- Stage three N/B: This stage only occurs if the answer given in stage two is wrong.