...Nursery Rhymes Analysis There are many reasons why nursery rhymes continue to be a big hit in children’s lives. The fact that nursery rhymes are usually accompanied by a chant or a physical trait (performance) makes it easier for children to internalize the rhymes. The frequency in which children use these nursery rhymes is quite high. Yet, children themselves are oblivious to how often they use them. They use them at school during instructional time, but most important, they use them at play. Nursery rhymes have elements that assist with cognitive, lanugage , physical and social/ emotional developments. Some of these rhymes have significant meaning (historical meaning), some even include a moral lesson. Transition times are often difficult for preschool children and their teachers. These early childhood rhymes and songs help children move from one activity to another. When children become familiar with just a few transitional rhymes they become secure in their knowledge of what comes next. Many nursery rhymes use the classic number three. For example, The Three Little Pigs, portrays this classic number three. This pattern seems to add drama and suspense while making the story easy to remember and follow. The third event often signals a change or ending for the audience/reader. A third time also dismisses coincidence such as two repetitive events would suggest. The number three’s popularity has been considered powerful across history in different cultures and religions. Some...
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...Nursery Rhymes- The Origin What do I say about nursery rhymes? We have grown up reciting them. They were and are an important part of our childhood. We sung them during class, at home, in front of guests, in the playground and a lot of us sing them even today. Nursery rhymes were like the first form of music that we learnt and to a 3 year old, I bet they are like the Beatles or ABBA or even Taylor Swift! But, recently, I have been wondering whether or rather WHAT these rhymes mean because, to me, they all sound pretty destructive. We sing about children breaking their heads, lying and laughing about it and weird eggs falling off walls (well, nowhere is it written that humpty dumpty was an egg, but that’s another topic all together). Anyway, so I decided to look it up. I decided to find out from where these nursery rhymes originated and what they mean… Oh! And what I read, well, it was shocking. Apparently, most of the rhymes were originated centuries ago and were used as a mode of free speech by many. They would write these rhymes to criticize the political scenes of the time as open criticism would get them killed. Hence obviously they don’t mean happy and joyous things. But, it makes me sad to think that little children sing about such violence. Ill tell you about the meanings of a few commonly sung rhymes across the globe… 1. Jack and Jill- Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after...
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...Hana Lee 9/4/2015 IDS 210HM Readings in Folklore & Culture Nursery Rhyme Rhetoric Do You Know The Muffin Man? Do you know the Muffin Man, The Muffin Man, the Muffin Man? Do you know the Muffin Man, Who lives on Drury Lane? Yes I know the Muffin Man, The Muffin Man, the Muffin Man. Yes I know the Muffin Man Who lives on Drury Lane. The historical context of “Do you know the Muffin Man” goes back to around 1820, the time when the first known manuscript of this rhyme that the street had degraded into rat-infested lodging houses and tenements housing the poorest Londoners. English muffins were cheap and accessible back in the United Kingdom for the poor residents in the 19th Century. In the rhyme, the Muffin Man would be described wearing a long apron and his stock on a tray on top of his head or around his neck-baring his wares in the streets. There was a rumor that the rhyme had some connection to child abuse. Around 1989, a TV movie was starring Pam Dawber called Do You Know the Muffin Man? And it seemed to have fueled that rumor. It centered on the satanic ritualistic abuse of children at a daycare center and though it is a work of fiction, the references known cases of ill-treatment, caused “a backlash headed by Michael A. Aquino, a High Priest of the Temple of Set.” Work Cited "Origins: Do You Know the Muffin Man?" TreasuryIslands. N.p., 04 Jan. 2012. Web. 08 Sept....
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...------------------------------------------------- Nursery rhyme From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See also: Children's music and Children's song Illustration of "Hey Diddle Diddle", a popular nursery rhyme A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for young children in Britain and many other countries, but usage only dates from the late 18th/early 19th century and in North America the term Mother Goose Rhymes, introduced in the mid-18th century, is still often used.[1] Contents [hide] * 1 History * 1.1 Lullabies * 1.2 Early nursery rhymes * 1.3 19th century * 2 Meanings of nursery rhymes * 3 Nursery rhyme revisionism * 4 Nursery rhymes and education * 5 See also * 6 Notes ------------------------------------------------- History[edit] Lullabies[edit] Main article: Lullaby The oldest children's songs of which we have records are lullabies, intended to help a child sleep. Lullabies can be found in every human culture.[2] The English term lullaby is thought to come from "lu, lu" or "la la" sound made by mothers or nurses to calm children, and "by by" or "bye bye", either another lulling sound, or a term for good night.[3] Until the modern era lullabies were usually only recorded incidentally in written sources. The Roman nurses' lullaby, "Lalla, Lalla, Lalla, aut dormi, aut lacta", is recorded in a scholiumon Persius and may be the oldest to survive.[4] Many medieval English verses associated with the birth of Jesus take...
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...BingoThere was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-oB-I-N-G-OB-I-N-G-OB-I-N-G-OAnd bingo was his name-o. There was a farmer had a dog and bingo was his name-o(Clap)-I-N-G-O(Clap)-I-N-G-O(Clap)-I-N-G-OAnd Bingo was his name-o. Head and ShouldersHead and shoulders, (touch the parts of body as named)Knees and toes,Knees and toes. Head and shoulders,Knees and toes,Knees and toes. Eyes and ears,And mouth and nose. Head and shoulders,Knees and toes,Knees and toes. The Itsy Bitsy Spider The itsy, bitsy spider went up the water spout.(make spider movements with fingers)Down came the rain and washed the spider out.(twinkle fingers down like rain)Out came the sun and dried up all the rain.(put arms up over head forming a circle)And the itsy, bitsy spider went up the spout again.(make spider movements with fingers) | Hokey PokeyYou put you right hand in, (put hand in front of you)You put your right hand out, (put hand behind you)You put your right hand in, (put hand in front of you)And you shake it all about. (shake hand)You do the hokey pokey, (put hands up and shake them)And you turn yourself around. (turn around)That's what it's all about! (put arms up) Repeat with:left hand right footleft footheadwhole self If You're Happy and You Know ItIf you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.(clap, clap)If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.(clap, clap)If you're happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it.If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands...
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...Assonance happens in poetry and it is the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible. A lot of singer songwriters use this in their songs to make it sound better. Instead of actually using simple rhymes, these songwriters use words that sound like they rhyme, but they really don’t. The song that I picked is Thinking Out Loud By Ed Sheeran. Ed Sheeran really uses this skill in his songs and he also makes it seem like the words rhyme by the way he stresses the words in his songs. In Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran uses words like arms and stars to make it seem like those two words rhyme, but they really don’t rhyme. Using words like this to make it...
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...e Poetry and Figurative Language Paper ENG/340 Mark Jones Edward Wilson June 12, 2014 Introduction Poetry has been used since time immemorial for passing information to the society. Poets have however used different stylistic devices in ensuring that their message has been passed to their intended audience. Imagery, rhymes, symbolism, among other ingredients of figurative language is among the commonly used stylistic devices that poets use. This paper seeks to identify imagery, metaphors, rhyme and structure in three specific poems and identifying the effect, which such figurative language has had on the content and the message of the poems. Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken This is a poem where the poet gives a description of how he met two diverging roads in a yellow road and took the road the road that was less travelled, a decision that brought the big difference in his life. The message presented in the poem is very moving where the poet is speaking about making a decision out of two competing situations. Imagery- the first line of the poem creates an image where the reader is taken to a yellow wood and the poet describes of the two roads at the yellow woods. In the second stanza, the poet provides an image of the grassy road that also wanted wear. This clicks an image to the reader on the condition that the poet was in and a description of the road. The poet in this piece has tried...
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...Literary Analysis In the poem “Song of the River” William Randolph Hearst uses rhyme scheme, alliteration, and imagery to illustrate his overall idea of the relationship between the cycle of life and the course of a river. He uses such devices to express the revolving cycles of a river and how its life span and rebirth correlates with life, death, and afterlife. The rhyme scheme the author creates in the poem has a rhythm which mimics the flow of life and a river. Throughout the poem Hearst describes the cycle of a river and then describes the cycle of life. He then incorporates a rhyme scheme which flows nonstop from start to finish. Within this scheme lies the evolving message in which Hearst is illustrating. The rhyme scheme also relates closely to the tone of the poem which is a peaceful calm tone following the movement of water into its rebirth and the transition of one’s life into the afterlife. Hearst creates the quotation “and the river flows to the sea, and the water again goes back in rain to the hills where is used to be” in order to demonstrate and clearly express the flow of a river to the sea using both rhyme scheme and tone. Lastly as Hearst’s message continues as does the rhyme scheme and tone seen in the words “till it reached the silent sea.” Hearst is comparing the river as is reaches “the silent sea” and life as it reaches the afterlife using the same tone and rhyme scheme as seen throughout the entire poem. Hearst uses several examples of alliteration...
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...Jack Carr CRW 203 Melville 9/10/2009 The Sonnets of Robert Frost In the sonnets, Design and Putting in the Seed, by Robert Frost, every word in each poem takes on a powerful meaning enhanced by aspects of poetry such as form, rhyme, imagery, caesura, and metaphor. Both sonnets are very resembling in form, but are a far cry from being similar in meaning, emotion, effect, and essence. Frost soundly blends all of the aspects of poetry in these two sonnets to make them delightfully unique. The first sonnet by Frost, Design, is a very dismal yet captivating poem written in a rhythm of iambic pentameter. The first thing that struck me about this poem was the way Frost hooks the reader with imagery in the first line. “I found a dimpled spider, fat and white”, the vivid description of the spider is eerie and chilling, but very effective. . The rhyme scheme of the octave is ABBAABBA and the rhyme scheme of the sestet CDCCDD. Masculine rhyme is used exclusively in Design. Masculine rhyme added to the ease of reading this poem, which made it easier to identify the meaning of the poem. Frost uses the form of the octave and sestet in the sonnet very effectively. Caesura and enjambment are used in the octave to make it one long run-on sentence. Frost uses the octave to give the reader a visual picture of the spider and graveyard of its web. He uses a metaphor to compare the spider’s web on the flower to a “witches’ broth”. Using imagery, similes, and metaphors, he builds up the...
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...The Road Not Taken: Poetry Essay Name Course Instructor’s name Date Thesis statement: The symbolic setting, title, content and metrical devices support the poem’s (The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost) overall meaning. Outline: Title “Poetry Essay” I. Introduction A. The influence of decision making process in human life. B. The problem faced by the speaker in the poem. II. Body A. Theme B. Symbolic setting C. Significance of the title D. Rhyme scheme and metrical devices III. Conclusion A. The lyrical elements of the poem B. All the elements of the poem support its overall meaning. Poetry Essay The Road Not Taken, the poem by Robert Frost is related to the dilemmatic situation of decision making in human life. To be specific, one’s decision in critical situations transforms one’s life into success or failure. Besides, wise decision at apt situations leads to success in life. But human beings are not ready to take decisions based upon their free will. This creates much tension in future life because false decisions lead to failure, which cannot be changed. In this poem, the speaker faces the same problem faced by human beings for generations. Theme: As pointed out, the theme of the poem is related to making a choice in one’s life or simply...
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...If you are just beginning to delve into the world of poetry, you may initially feel overwhelmed by the occasional ambiguity and inaccessibility of this literary style. However, learning the elements and poetic tools used to build a poem will help to understand and analyze poems. Getting Started 1) Give yourself a lot of time to read the poem several times. Trying reading it out loud. 2) Have a copy of the poem that you can take notes on. As you read, write down every observation, question, or feeling you get from the poem as you read. Pay special attention to how the poem begins and ends. 3) Use your notes as entry points to begin your investigation and analysis of the poem. Ask yourself what elements in the poem lead you to the particular observation and how the poet achieves this effect. 4) Always keep in mind that the poet uses poetic devices to achieve a particular effect. Breaking up the poem into formal poetic components enhances your understanding of the poem’s overall theme, tone, and/or general purpose. In other words, use form to understand the content and create a thesis about the poem. Here are some elements and corresponding poetic devices you can focus on. Note: Many of these divisions are arbitrary. Poetic elements frequently overlap. For definitions of the underlined terms see the UWC Definitions of Poetic Devices handout. Content: How does the tone of the speaker and the context of the work change your understanding of the poem...
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...Devin Murray English 101 Professor Molitoris March 18, 2014 A Breakdown of Two Small But Powerful Poems Robert Frost’s “Fire and Ice” poem and Gwendolyn Brooks’ “We Real Cool” are ten lines or less but are poems that are extremely powerful and influential. Robert Frost talks about death but if the world ended, how would an individual want to die. Would an individual rather die by burning to death or being frozen to death? Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem is about a group of young black men who have no potential or future. All in all these poems have a vivid sense of imagery, an inspirational theme, and an odd rhyme scheme and meter. Although these two poems have two completely different subjects, they make you think and actually begin to questions certain aspects of life. In Brooks’ she sets the scene along with her characters and setting before even starting the poem. She lets know the characters are seven pool players, at the Golden Shovel. The Golden Shovel is a metaphor for these teenagers digging their own grave, when they’re supposed to be having fun, because they’re in their golden years. In lines 2-4 of her poem she talks about how the teenagers dropped out of school, stay out late, and that they commit crimes head on. This is a great example of imagery, because one can easily imagine young African-American kids not having anything to do after they dropped out of school and start to do illegal things. Therefore Brooks’ gave a great name for the setting, the Golden Shovel...
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...Rhyme and Reason There are many different ways that a poet can get their message across, such as rhyming. The structure can really shape the entire poem. Structure helps to organize the poet's ideas and put the poem into a category. In accordance to the structure, poetry always has a main idea. This main idea is crucial to the poem because it is the message that the author wants to tell the reader. If the structure matches the main idea, the poem will be much more effective and fluid. In the two poems, "She Walks in Beauty" by George Gordon (Lord Byron) and the poem I wrote, "Coast of Maine", the rhyming structure and main idea of natural beauty are very similar in comparison. First and foremost, both of these poems use the same structure to...
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...sonnet, which was inspired by William Shakespeare. The poet uses a specific rhyme scheme to make the poem more interesting and intriguing. Anaphora is heavily used as well. Browning repeats “I love thee” in eight lines. This poem has religious aspect, as well as love. Browning writes this poem for her husband (who was not her husband at the time). She wants to express her love for him, but she can’t. Her love is so immense; it’s indescribable. “A Man’s Requirements” Like many of Elizabeth Browning’s poems, “A Man’s Requirements” is about love. The title can be interpreted two different ways, and both of those ways are correct. While it does mean what a man requires of a woman, it also means what is required of a man by a woman. This poem is in the male perspective, which is ironic, because a woman wrote it. AB rhyme is used and the poem is in the form of a quatrain. “A Child’s Thought of God” Based on the title, “A Child’s Thought of God”, readers anticipate that the poem will be highly religious. It is. It describes what the speaker thought of God when he was a child. He wonders why we cannot see God, but even though it is unknown, he still has faith. The child holds God up on the highest pedestal. Browning uses rhyme scheme in this poem. “A Thought for a Lonely Death-Bed” This poem was written for a friend of Mrs. Browning, E.C. Like most of Elizabeth Browning’s poems, it has a distinct rhyme scheme. The speaker is facing death and having to accept it. If it is in...
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...over or even visit galleries or landmarks; he just wants to enjoy the moment rather than thinking of the future or the past. Structure: The poem has four stanzas of five or six lines, with a longer stanza of nine lines in the centre, acting as a chorus in which the mood of the poem changes. The first half of the poem deals with the lead up to the current situation; the second half is concerned with enjoying the present. The repeated line "I'm in Paris with you" - and variations on it -can be described as a refrain (lines that are repeated in a song). The use of repetition reflects the speaker's insistent concentration on the present. The poem has a regular rhyme scheme in the four stanzas adding to the poem's musical quality. The stanza in the centre of the poem makes use of half rhyme. The contrasting rhyme of "Elysees" and "sleazy" gives a comic effect. The Farmer’s Bride: Summary: The poem tells the story of a farmer who marries "a maid" and refers to their early experience of marriage. It is told from the farmer’s perspective; his wife is not given voice. She appears to be badly affected by the experience of marriage. She attempts to runaway but fails as the village catches her. She also chooses to sleep in an attic room, away from her husband, who longs for her. Structure: The Farmer's Bride opens with a reference to "Three Summers since" and towards the end "Christmas-time" is mentioned, so there is a sense of time passing with the tragic situation unchanged...
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