The differences of rap and beat poetry
I can understand how rap and beat poetry can inspire hope and positive action.
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- Year 6
The differences of rap and beat poetry
I can understand how rap and beat poetry can inspire hope and positive action.
Copyrighted materials: to view and download resources from this lesson, you’ll need to be in the UK and
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Artists can use words in different ways. Beat poets composed poems that are often spoken over music.
- Rap artists rhyme in a rhythmical way in time to the music.
- Music and lyrics can bring hope and inspire.
- We can be inspired by music and lyrics even when they weren’t written specifically for a community we are a part of.
Keywords
Rap - rhythmical speech, often over a musical accompaniment
Beat poetry - an artistic movement that started in the 1950s influenced by the free improvisation styles in jazz
Common misconception
Lyrics should always fit in time with the music.
Beat poetry is an example of when speech can ‘float above’ the music without having to keep to a strict rhythm.
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