Burimee is a term that means “rhyme ends” (bouts rimes) in French. From this we can conclude that burime implies at least the ability to compose verses and possession of certain information.
Salon game
However, the ability to compose verses is called a poetic gift. So, there are some differences between these concepts. Firstly, burimee is a literary game that implies the ability of participants to rhyme on a given topic and for a limited time. It is desirable, of course, that the resulting poem has meaning, and even better, is witty or at least funny. Since the ability to rhyme is not given to everyone, it can be concluded that people involved in this game are at least gifted. And given the fact that this fun came to Russia in the XVII – XVIII centuries, like everything that came in those days from France, and our country was at that time a serf power, it is clear that burim is an occupation of aristocrats, in anyway at that time. Secondly, burim is not considered literature in the full sense of the word. The works of the Burimists do not remain descendants (with rare exceptions).
Gifted and well educated
This game was played by gifted and well-educated people, and it was a hobby that allowed them to shine with their originality. Moreover, burime does not require the receipt of incorruptible works or deep philosophical thoughts. Therefore, the descendants are not very familiar with the classics of burime, although they were talented poets, such as D. D. Minaev. He is known mainly as the brilliant translator of Dante and Schiller, and only specialists know that he was a brilliant satirist, a master of puns, and his contemporaries considered him the “king of rhyme”. More people know that A.S. Pushkin could compose burim, but he was a genius in the highest sense of the word, and perfectly possessed a poetic gift, and besides, he was brilliantly educated.
Burime - to the masses
Alexander Dumas published in 1864 a compilation of the storm of 360 authors who responded to the competition announced by him. But, again, few are aware of this. In the XIX century, this genre was so popular that the masters of burimea performed with concerts. Meetings with listeners could be built on the principle of blitz-answers to questions, but a poem on a specific topic could also be asked. In the late XIX - early XX centuries in Russia, burim stepped from salons to the masses and competed with sports. This is due to the fact that our country was not dark and clogged - in the yards along with lotto and dominoes they played with burime.
A whole new genre
It should be noted that in our time this term has acquired a new color - cinema burime has appeared. This is such a way of making films when several directors are given the task of creating a film production for a given short key moment. In 2014, the film “Games in the Dark” was released, which has the most enthusiastic reviews, including members of the jury of the Kinotavr film festival.
20 young directors took part in its production, and Internet viewers took part in the plot formation. The experiment was more than a success. His genre is thriller and drama.
Pretty rare gift
So what is burime? God's gift, literary game, a certain method, or something else? Burimen differs from poetry in the first place in that true poetry is inextricably linked with inspiration, and in most cases is not created by order. With borim, the opposite is true - the availability of an order is the main condition, the time frame too. The difference is so strong that this gift is often called rhyming. One way or another, the ability to compose verses, and even more so on given topics, is a rare ability that evokes well-deserved respect. One cannot give a monosyllabic answer to the question “What is a burim?”. Because the so-called competition in the popular game KVN. Nowadays, burim becomes diverse.
Popular in our time
Dozens of magazines hold competitions, tasks can be on any topic. For example, "From smoke to fire." The following answer is recognized as the best: "Smoke - we burn, burn - lanterns, lanterns - horses, horse - fire." You can give examples in Burim and other classic ones when rhyme is given, say “a chair is a dough, a pie-cottage cheese”, and the author is required a verse that takes into account rhymes, but narrative and meaningful, like this one: “I pushed back the chair, knead the dough quickly , stuffed the cottage cheese inside - there should be a delicious pie. ” In this short burim example, poems flow freely. And then, this is a short story. Clearly imagine this story with the preparation of the pie.