STEM 103

October 1, 2020

The Elements of Poetry present in the FIipTop Rap Battle are

Line, Rhyme, Rhythm, Meter and Figurative Language. In the said rap
battle, there are lines but there are no stanzas because they used a free
verse poem which requires no particular stanza length and also no
particular rhyme scheme. When you watch the whole video, you will
notice that there are lots of rhymes in every emcee’s verse. It also has a
lot of rhythm since it is a rap battle, delivering it the right way is a must.
Meter is also present in their lines but not always because sometimes
their lines are freestyle. It also has a lot of Figurative Language present
on it like Simile, Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Irony, Repetition,
Alliteration, Rhetorical Question, Hyperbole, and Allusion.
The theme of the Rap Battle that we tackled is “Pogi Bars”.
The emcee’s used lines that are kind of show-off or lines that praises
oneself. They used anything related to handsomeness. Since it is a battle,
they searched things related to the topic and also about their opponent.
The content, flow, and delivery are a must in this type of poetic form.
The FlipTop Rap Battle is just like any other poetic forms. Just
like Spoken Word Poetry, Rap Battles are also written to be performed.
It can be written, freestyle, or old school. Rap Battles are not strictly
freestyle. They encouraged emcees to searched about their opponent
and write their lines beforehand. The Elements of Poetry like Rhymes
and Figurative Language are present in Rap Battles which made it similar
to other poetic forms. The differences are FlipTop is a battle between
two people using words as their weapon. They use the balagtasan-style
of debate, the art of publicly arguing in an extemporaneous, scaled and
rhymed format.
FlipTop Rap Battles became a big hit here in our country.
FlipTop is sometimes described as the “Modern Day Balagtasan” because
two rappers are pitted against each other in a battle of a rap. As a
combination of rap and balagtasan, Fliptop easily entered the Filipino
culture. It acquired many fans, mostly from the youth sector. It was a big
hit for people of all ages, especially for the teenagers. I, myself
sometimes watch FlipTop Battle in YouTube because admit it or not, it is
entertaining.