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A 3 page paper which analyzes the poem
Anonymous (A Ballad) by Sir Patrick Spence. No additional sources cited.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAspence.rtf
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its form and its rhyme. It is not a poem that strictly adheres to any particular meter, yet it is a poem that flows in a way that is perhaps
very close to classic English poetry. The following paper examines this poem and illustrates how it flows very well, yet how it does not adhere to any strict meter.
Rhyme and Meter The most obvious element of Spences poem is the rhymes that are present. They are very structured and very predictable. In each stanza, each of which
is comprised of 4 lines, we have the second and the fourth lines rhyming, or coming incredibly close to rhyming. For example, the ones that match specifically are words such
as "wine" and "mine," and "kne" and "se" (Spence 2, 4, 6, 8). The ones that do not come completely to a perfect rhyme, but rhyme all the same when
spoken are "morne" and "storme," and "deip" and "feit" (Spence 22, 24, 42, 44). But, aside from these every single second and fourth line of each stanza rhymes in syllable
and in sound. This particular form of rhyming presents the reader, or the listener or speaker, with a very smooth poem that seems to roll simply. It does not
ask that pauses and changes in tone come into play for it is clearly set out in a very smooth rhythm. In many ways this establishes the poem as a
very simple, and yet very powerful poem that speaks of the classic English poetry. At this point it should perhaps be understood that one of the most powerful defining
aspects of English poetry is the use of strong syllables. There are normally four well stressed syllables in each line. It is difficult to know, with any certainty, what syllables
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