ɪn pɹɪlˈɪɾɚɹˌeɪt səsˈaɪəɾiz, ðiːz fˈɔːɹmz ʌv pˈoʊɪtɹi wɜː kəmpˈoʊzd fɔːɹ, ænd sˈʌmtaɪmz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ, pɚfˈoːɹməns.
In preliterate societies, these forms of poetry were composed for, and sometimes during, performance.