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An Explication of Two Similar Nursery Rhymes

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Nursery rhymes are subgenres of Folk Literature that has been written for children. Nonetheless, people of all ages have the freedom to enjoy this work. Two examples of these poems include but are not limited to "The Man In The Moon (Came Down Very Soon). The following explication will compare and contrast both pieces. Moreover, we will identify the various types of figurative language and how they contribute to the overall effect in each poem.
Indeed, they each have one stanza that contains a variety of literary elements. Ultimately, this includes repetition in verse one and two in the simpler write. In addition, there is alliteration not only in the first and last lines in the two folk tales. The author has also incorporated this rhetorical device in the titles, which also involves personification in the poetic pair. In other words, the writer is personifying the moon by giving it human qualities in all ten lines.
Another similarity is that they have perfect rhyme. In particular, the composer inserts said and bed in the shorter rhyme (lines 2 and 4). An additional illustration is south and mouth in verses 4-5 in the slightly longer tale, which also has slant rhyme. The words "moon" and "down" exemplify this oblique rhyme in lines 1-2 of the sextet. The same is true for the terms "Norwich" and "porridge" in verses 3 and 6.
Differences, however, exist in the poetic lengths and structure. The shorter piece is a quatrain, which has four lines. Nevertheless, the longer piece has six lines. Furthermore, the heroic stanza is a lullaby that helps the children to get to bed. The six-liner, though, is telling the kids a story about the moon in the form of imagery.
In summary, these figures of speech contribute to the overall effect of the poetry by painting the picture of the moon itself. The repetition in the form of alliteration and rhyme creates a sense of musicality in the tales. This also holds of the consonance and assonance in the sextet. After all, these literary elements are additional examples of alliterative repetition. Finally, there is the personification of the moon in each poem and this metaphor is the main tool that the creator uses to bring the moon to life.

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