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 of minstrelsy Henry counted among her influences American minstrelsy, European clowning traditions, and her own collection of African masks. News Desk, Artforum, 22 Oct. 2024 Advertisement Blackface minstrelsy took hold in New York City in the 1830s and became popular among post-Civil War whites, though it was regarded as offensive to Black people from the beginning of its use. Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024 How does the satirist work around the imposition, constructing her nasty, sarcastic world of minstrelsy and sharp tongues? Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2024 The excessive attention paid to Gunn’s poor performance is tinged with anti-Blackness—the systematic disdain for Black people and cultural forms—that has been likened to minstrelsy. A.d. Carson, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for minstrelsy
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poetry
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  • Hideko Takamine stars as Fumiko, a poor young woman who does manual labor and works as a bar hostess while writing poetry and prose that confront her struggle to survive alongside the feckless and brutal men in her life.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
  • Ancient Chinese poetry is often nonfiction, including first-person accounts of everyday life and observations of nature, the authors explained.
    Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 14 May 2025

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“Minstrelsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minstrelsy. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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