Definition a short poem that expresses the poets thought and feelings Sumer is Icumen In S u m m er has j u st co m e in Sing aloud c u ck oo The s ee d gr ow s the m ID: 464685
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The lyric
Definition: a short poem that expresses the poet’s thought and feelings.Sumer is Icumen InSummer has just come in,Sing aloud cuckoo!The seed grows, the mead blows,The wood blossoms now.Sing cuckoo!For her calf lows the cow,For her lamb bleats the ewe,The bullock starts, the buck browses.Merrily sing, cuckoo!Cuckoo, cuckoo, O sing you well, cuckoo;Nor let your song be through!Sing cuckoo, now, sing cuckoo!Sing cuckoo, sing cuckoo, now!
the repetition of consonant sounds especially at the beginning of several words or syllables that are close together.
the
repetition of vowel sounds in several words or parts of a word.
Alliteration
and assonance havebeen highlighted for you in the first stanza of the poem. Now do the same for the second and third stanzas;
Using words and phrases from this section give a definition of: alliteration, assonance and stanza,
Alliteration:
Assonance:
Stanza:
any group of lines, or recurrent unit
DO IT YOURSELFSlide2
The ballad
Sir Patrick SpensThe Kíng síts in Dumférline tόwn Drinking the blood red wine:“O where will I get a good sailor To sail this ship of mine?wine/dine; sailor/taylor; mine/shrine; knight/sight; knee/ tree; letter/better. Í beat rhymeRHYME SCHEME: a b c b______________________________________________________________________________________ quatrain_____________________________ Highlight the rhyming words in the second , and third stanzas. 2. Give other words that rhyme with those of the ballad: for example, town/downABCBDECEFGHGDO IT YOURSELF
3. Now choose any three words (preferably one-syllable words) and give
at least two
rhymes to each of them.pull /
bull /full; grow/ low/ row; feet/ meat/
eat. 4. Complete the rhyme scheme of the quatrainsUp and spoke an ancient knight,Sat at the king’s right knee:
“Sir Patrick Spens is the best sailorThat sails upon the sea”The king has written a broad letter And signed it with his hand,And sent it to Sir Patrick Spens,Was walking on the sand.