sentences:  Poetry is often improvised but sometimes can also be memorised and then performed.Remarkably, Jebli poetry is always linked to music and performance and, perhaps because of this, is never referred to as ‘poetry’ or "shi’r" (شعر) or "zajal" (زجل).Instead, it is routinely called "klam" (كلام), which can be roughly compared to the meaning of English ‘lyrics’.