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One of those rare local creations of America, cowboy poetry has a long and

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问题      One of those rare local creations of America, cowboy poetry has a long and vivid history, driven by its colorful practitioner and memorable poems.
     Cowboy poetry is a form of poetry which grew out of a tradition of instant composition carried on by worker on cattle drives and ranches. After a day of work, cowboys would gather around a campfire and【B1】______ one another with tall tales and folk songs.【B2】______ was common, so poetic forms were employed to help memory.
     Cowboy poetry is distinctive both in its【B3】______ specific subject matter and its traditional use of rhyme and meter. While the range of【B4】______ landscapes explored in cowboy poetry are the traditional province of poetry, from joy to【B5】______ , from humor to spirituality, the particulars【B6】______ from the American West: homes, cattle, fire, storms, mythic figures of cowboys and rancher, and the splendid  【B7】______ . In keeping with their subject matter, cowboy poets tend to write in a traditional, rhyming style. They【B8】______ folk songs more than modern poetry.
     Contrary to common belief, cowboy poetry does not actually have to be written by cowboys, though adherents would claim that【B9】______ .
     The rise of the cowboy poet coincides with the virtual disappearance from popular culture of another Western figure. Hollywood used to make dozens of films a year about square-jawed gunslingers.  【B10】______ . But the departure of the heroic cowboy has opened some room for gentler, more reflective voices. Although it is growing, their audience is smaller:【B11】______   [br] 【B2】
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