RhymeScheme,Satire,Meter,Scansion
Bought Locks
by John Harington (Links to an external site.)
The golden hair that Gulla wears____Is hers: who would have thought it?____She swears 'tis hers, and trueshe swears,____For I know where she bought it.____
Author of original:
Martial
1. What creates humor in the above poem?
2. What is the rhyme scheme pattern? ( Start withthe letter "A"). Match the sounds of the last word in each of thefour lines.
A Hinted Wish
by Samuel Johnson (Links to an external site.)
You told me, Maro, whilst you liveYou'd not a single penny give,But that, whene'er you chanct to die,You'd leave a handsome legacy:You must be mad beyond redress,If my next wish you cannot guess!
Author of original:
Martial
1, What is the rhyme scheme pattern? How does therhyme scheme enhance the wish?
2. Chart the meter in the following line from "AHinted Wish".
You must be mad beyond redress,
Rhyme Scheme,Satire,Meter,Scansion Bought Locks by John Harington (Links to an external site.) The golden hair that Gull
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