Explore the Craft of Writing Poetry French Verse
A Vignette, (Old French = little vine), is a brief descriptive verse. This is a genre of verse that uses clear and detailed images to paint a picture of a moment in time. The Vignette is timeless, it can be found in the books of the Bible, Ralph Waldo Emerson was called a master of vignettes and today's rappers use different vignettes within their first and second strophes to set a scene and expand on it. It gives the poet an opportunity to use symbolism and imagery to paint a picture or explore a character in a few short lines.
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