"Flyting"

As Chris stated in class the other today, an excellent example of flyting or verbal assults appears in the movie Hook where Peter Pan and Rufio go head to head with some fairly comical insults towards each other. This also brought up the subject of rapping as poetry where you don't copy someone unless your a beginner: improvisation as variation. This idea comes up in Walter Ong's book as he says only the basest of storyteller's would never try anything new. But back to flyting. It is now apparent that one can witness flyting on playgrounds and between siblings. However, I have to agree with Sexson that the best insults around are Shakespeare's. For example Kent talking about one of the most disgusting characters Oswald. I mean come on. You can't get much better than that.

Here is the Homework for today: If you did not flyt when you were a child, flyt today!