as in poetry
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response the traditional forms of German minstrelsy

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Recent Examples on the Web During the 19th century, the banjo became popularized in American culture through minstrelsy — a performance practice in which White musicians donned blackface makeup and mocked African American musical traditions for a White audience. Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024 Just as Harris is, among other things, satirizing minstrelsy, Barney is doing a slathering, filterless, singe-your-eyebrows-off send-up of the white lady who can do and say whatever and get away with it. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2024 As part of Under the Radar, Nile Harris resurrects his play that weaves together text, sound, minstrelsy and dance to explore the American experience. Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2024 Hollywood has never fully severed its roots in minstrelsy. Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for minstrelsy 

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“Minstrelsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minstrelsy. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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