Folk song tone
A poem is written in the tone of a folk song if there is a three-part iambus with interrupted rhyme . The tone of the folk song goes back to the Romantics , who believed they found the original folk song in it. Typical of the romantic folk song is not only the use of certain forms, but also certain motifs and themes, some of which are based on traditional folk song poetry, but also on romantic motifs and preferences.
features
The following features can often be found:
- Verse as a quatrain
- 3 iambi with alternating male and female cadence
- often cross rhyme in rhyme
literature
- Kristin Felsner, Holger Helbig and Therese Manz: workbook poetry. 2nd updated edition. Berlin 2012, p. 134.