D iction:
The poem contains repetition of the phrases "Beasts of England, beats of Ireland" and "golden future time". This is an example of register, as the phrase "golden future time" is registered in the animals' minds, constantly reminding them of what is to come if they are successful in overthrowing the humans.
"soon or late the day is coming"
The song uses strong, persuasive words and phrases such as forever, toil for freedom's sake, shall be ours, shall be trod by beasts alone, and tyrant man.
I magery:
The image of how England will look like after humans have been overthrown: "bright will shine the fields of England, purer shall its waters be, sweeter yet shall blow its breezes"
"rings shall vanish from our noses", "fruitful fields of England", "riches more than mind can picture"
The descriptions in the song are enticing the animals to start a revolution for want of these things.
D etails:
the riches: "wheat and barley, oats and hay, clover, beans, and mangel-wurzels"
"bit and spur shall rust forever, cruel whips no more shall crack"
"tyrant man shall be o'erthrown... shall be trod by beasts alone"
The details included in the song make the animals want to experience and live the type of life being described, and the thought of having the land all to themselves with no whips and suffering is very tempting for the animals.
"purer shall its waters be" This is meant to explain and describe to the animals how much better England will be with the humans gone, and it persuades them to form a revolution.
L anguage:
use of strong words to provoke feeling among the animals and stir up a revolution, "all must toil for freedom's sake", "golden future time"
The song uses register through the language, as some more important and emphasized phrases will stick in the animals' minds more than others.
S entence Structure:
The song uses short phrases, use of adjectives to describe life for the animals after humans have been overthrown. Every other sentence in the song rhymes:
"Beasts of every land and clime,
Hearken to my joyful tidings
Of the golden future time."
"And the harness from our back,
Bit and spur shall rust forever,
Cruel whips no more shall crack."
The sentence length is balanced, it has a loose sentence pattern, and complex-compound/complex sentences can be found throughout the song.
Overall:
The overall tone of the song "Beasts of England" is defined by the use of imagery, repetition, and persuasion, and from the diction of the song, it is clear that the author has strong feelings and determination towards the subject of rebellion. Repetition causes the words of the song to register in the animals' minds, making it difficult to forget. The author uses imagery to paint clear pictures in the animals' minds and persuades them to want to stir up a rebellion.
4 comments:
Nice! I love the detail and organization, and there's lots of info. I like how you added an explanation for the quotes under Diction and Imagery; I think I should do that too :D
Good job, Christina!! You used a lot of good detail and support. I suggest that you use some examples/direct quotes for the sentence structure, for example words of different lengths, etc. Also, you might want to state what the actual tone is, like happy, cheery, etc.
Nice job, Christina!!! I like the quotes you chose and how you supported them, but just like Joanna I think that you should use examples or quotes from the poem for the sentence structure. Other wise I think you did a very good job.
Yeah, this is the good stuff. Solid analysis of the tone and style in the song.
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