The Bop poem is a fixed form invented by Afaa Michael Weaver (pictured) formerly known and born to this world as Michael S. Weaver. This form is a poetic argument in which the stanzas present the problem, go into detail what the problem is, and offer a resolution (if any) at the close of the poem. The poem consists of 3 stanzas, all which have a determinate amount of lines, followed by a refrain. The Bop Stanza One: Six Lines Long. This stanza states what the problem is and has a refrain (repeating line that is found throughout the poem) as a separate line that follows. Stanza Two: Eight Lines Long. This stanza goes into detail the specifics of the problem. After this stanza, the refrain is stated as a separate line that follows. Stanza Three: Six Lines Long. This stanza offers a solution, if any, to the problem. If a solution is not found to the problem, then this stanza will offer an imprint of the failure that was reached since it was not successful in its attempt to fix the ...