Sunday, April 7, 2013
Song
For this blog assignment I chose the song Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Yes I know it's very professional. This childhood classic does in fact have an author who's name is Jane Taylor. Through research I have found that the well know song of our childhood is actually a lot longer than what we know it. But i'm going to do the version that we all know.
Twinkle twinkle little star
how I wonder what you are
up above the world so high
like a diamond in the sky
twinkle twinkle little star
how I wonder what you are
I noticed that each line has 7 syllables. The pattern is stressed and unstressed which is trochee. This makes it a trochaic septameter. I also noticed that the last and first word of each line compliment each other. In the first line it ends with "star" and the first word of the second line starts with how. Star is kinda stressed and how isn't. This contributes to keeping up with the trocaic septameter. The song is very soothing. It doesn't have any sharp sounds in it. All the sounds are soft and calm. This contributes to the song being a lullaby. It has the same tune as the Alphabet song and Baba blacksheep.
If you want to see the whole version of the song click the link http://www.elyrics.net/read/j/jewel-lyrics/twinkle-twinkle-little-star-lyrics.html
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I never would have picked a lullaby, but I think it is brilliant to choose. I think making the connection of lullaby with the soft and calm poetic sounds. Great Post!
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