Tinker Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Explore the Craft of WritingArabic Verse Nazm is a genre of Urdu poetry written in rhymed verse that provides a detailed exploration of its subject with fluid continuity of thought. The unfolding is logical and reasonable and the genre includes narratives, elegies, didactic, religious and satirical themes. Nazms are often used to communicate an awareness of need for moral and social reform combining art with purpose. Nazm is not locked into a rigid frame, it can be very long but it also can be as short as 6 lines. Rhyme and sequence seem to be the only constants. It is equally found composed in rhymed couplets, 6 line musaddas or the quatrains of the Qasida. The poem is written with a single subject that through out the poem is explored, developed and concluded. The theme is always summed up in the title. Arabic Poetic Genres and Forms Ghazal Marisya Mukhammas Mussades Muwashsha Nazm Qasida Rubai Shair Sher & its Meters Soaz Urjuza Zajal ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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