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Cento

Type:  

Generative Method

 
Description: 

A Cento isn't truly a form, nor is it truly a subject. It's more a method of compilation. The Cento is some busybody trying to make the dead speak. It might be considered a form of found poetry, a pastiche compiled from the works or notebooks of a dead poet.

 
See Also:  

Found Poem

 
Status: 

Complete

 

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