Poetry
Usually performed without music
Usually in reference to
one particular topic
Preformed by one person
Contains a lot of personal emotions
Rap
Normally performed
to a beat
Can switch between
multiple topics
Can be written and performed by multiple different people
Many times written to entertain others
Many different genres
Do not always have to have 100% rhymes
Both have a very specific tempo
Poetry vs. Rap
(author: Zachery Portnoy)
