Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box.

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Poetry probably had its origins in traditional folk music tens of thousands of years ago. In that 【小题1】, there were no TVs or films, and writing had not been invented, so people would sit around the fire at night and sing songs to entertain themselves. These songs reflected themes from the people’s daily lives, such as hunting animals or 【小题2】 crops. Since nothing was written down, over the years different 【小题3】 of these songs developed, and each area would have its own 【小题4】 rhythm. In addition to this, people would 【小题5】 stories of past heroes. As these stories were often quite long, they often had 【小题6】 and rhythm to help people remember them more easily. While in the beginning such songs and stories had a very simple 【小题7】, over time they became more complicated and more polished. These were no longer the works of 【小题8】 sitting around a fire, but works of true poets who cared about their art and who sometimes made a living from it.