Poetic Documentary

A poetic documentary is a type of documentary filmmaking that includes the use of some of these techniques and styles:

• Rhythm
• Aesthetics
• Personally stylised 
• Abstract 
• Symbolic/metaphoric
• Emotion
• Non linear narrative (playful)
• Lyrical
• Unity of form
• Memory

An example of a poetic documentary is Blight - John Smith 1994

With the use of the juxtaposition of sounds and images, and breaking up the interviews to then echo the house being turn down, it creates a really rhythmic feel to the documentary, especially with the repetition of certain words and phrases.