dʒˈɛnɚɹəli, ðə fˈoʊk tˈaɪp ʌv pˈoʊᵻmz ðeɪ ɑːɹ ɐnˈɑːnəməs, ænd mˈeɪ ʃˈoʊ sˈaɪnz ʌv hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn ˈɛdɪɾᵻd ɔːɹ pˈɑːlɪʃt ɪnðə pɹˈɑːsɛs ʌv fˈɪksɪŋ ðˌɛm ɪn ɹˈɪʔn̩ kˈæɹɪktɚz.
Generally, the folk type of poems they are anonymous, and may show signs of having been edited or polished in the process of fixing them in written characters.