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Each stanza (or verse) in a typical blues such as Poor Boy Blues contains how many lines? Write out the words to the third stanza as an example of a typical blues stanza. This textural structure is the standard form of a 12-bar blues song (A A B).
 
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The basic text unit in a blues song is ____________ . For example . . .
 
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Answer to Question 1

 3 lines
 Stanza 3 of Poor Boy Blues
(A) Ever since I was the age around eleven or twelve.
(A) Ever since I was the age around eleven or twelve. (repeats first line)
(B) I just been a poor boy, ain't caught nothing but hell. (concludes the thought of the first line)

Answer to Question 2

 the line
 Ever since I was the age around eleven or twelve.





 

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