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Text The Poetics of Hip Hop

TLF ID A003788

What is the relationship between Shakespearean sonnets and hip hop music? In this lesson, students will analyse the rhythm, form, diction, and sound of hip hop and Shakespearean sonnets. They will then compare characteristics between Shakespeare’s work and the work of hip hop artists to create an original poem or set of lyrics.





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Educational value
  • Teaching and learning
Year level

9; 10; 11; 12

Learning area
  • English

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  • Author
  • Person: Jen Westmoreland Bouchard
  • Description: Author
  • Person: Sage Salvo
  • Description: Author
  • Contributor
  • Person: Jen Westmoreland Bouchard
  • Description: Author
  • Person: Sage Salvo
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  • Publisher
  • Name: The Kennedy Center
  • Organization: The Kennedy Center
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  • Address: UNITED STATES
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  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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  • © The Kennedy Center 2021