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The Blues

A truly American poetic form, the blues is defined as “a music of mournful and haunting character, originating among Negroes of the…

3 min readApr 16, 2021

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The Blues

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Isabella Silvestre

Podcast: Script Draft

Introduction: Hi Everyone! Thanks so much for tuning in. You’re listening to In-Form, the podcast where we talk about poetry, and all the…

5 min readMay 22, 2021

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Podcast: Script Draft

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Isabella Silvestre

List Poetry: Brainstorming my Podcast

The poetic form I have chosen: The list poem (pg.359)

2 min readMay 22, 2021

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List Poetry: Brainstorming my Podcast

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Isabella Silvestre

Hip-Hop: The Most Influential Form of Poetry.

Hip-hop has been impacting the culture of American society for about three-decades now, and it has proven to be one of the most…

2 min readApr 19, 2021

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Isabella Silvestre

Sonetto Classico

The sonnet is one of the most well-known forms of poetry in history. Many of us were introduced to sonnets when first reading William…

2 min readMar 29, 2021

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Sonetto Classico

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Isabella Silvestre

Pantun/Pantoum

In Vince Gotera’s analysis of the pantoum, he makes a great effort to include the origin of the form. It comes from Malay, and its…

2 min readMar 26, 2021

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Pantun/Pantoum

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Isabella Silvestre

Haiku and it’s Image

When first learning about poetry, I was taught that the haiku is made up of three lines that follow a 5–7–5 syllable pattern. But after…

2 min readMar 8, 2021

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Haiku and it’s Image

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Isabella Silvestre

Components of the Ghazal

- Matla (the opening line) sets up a scheme rhyme (Qafia) and refrain (radif)

1 min readMar 1, 2021

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Isabella Silvestre

Ghazal and Repetition

Agha Shahid Ali says that “The ghazal has a stringently formal disunity.” (pg. 210) A ghazal is made up of many couplets, at least five…

2 min readMar 1, 2021

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Ghazal and Repetition

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Where Do You Know From Vlog

Hi guys! I definitely don’t have what it takes to be a vlogger, it took me like 10 times to get a good video. But here is some information…

1 min readFeb 26, 2021

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Isabella Silvestre

Isabella Silvestre

Currently a junior in college pursuing my biology degree. I love learning new things and meeting new people! My medium page is focused on poetic form.

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