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Spring, the sweet spring, is the year’s pleasant king, Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing: Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! The palm and may make country houses gay, Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day, And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay:
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The first stanza depicts the beauty of nature during the spring season. The lyrical voice states that spring “is the year’s pleasant king”. “Spring” is personified and contrasted with the rest of the seasons, by emphasizingits sweetness (“the sweet spring”) and its unique qualities (“the year’s pleasant king”). No other season compares to spring, a...
The second stanza continues to portray the beauty of nature during the springtime. The “palm and may” refer to spring festivities in the form of synecdoche(a part of something that refers to the whole of something). These celebrations bring joy to the people, they give a sense of a new start, and they “make country houses gay”. In this pastoral sce...
The final stanza introduces the symbolicmeaning of spring. The lyrical voice says “The fields breathe sweet”. Here, the countryside is personified, implying that nature is reinvigorated by the fields and the flowers in it (“the daisies kiss our feet”). This countryside feels like an idyllic place where everyone can go; from “Young lovers” to “old w...
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Spring, The Sweet Spring. Spring, the sweet spring, is the year's pleasant king, Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing: Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! The palm and may make country houses gay,
May 13, 2011 · Nature. Spring, the sweet spring, is the year's pleasant king, Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing: Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! The palm and may make country houses gay, Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day, And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay:
acted 1592. S PRING, the sweet Spring, is the year's pleasant king ; Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing, Cuckoo, jug, jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo ! The palm and May make country houses gay, Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all day, And we hear aye birds tune this merry lay ...
May 13, 2011 · Thomas Nashe 1567 (Lowestoft) – 1601. Love. Nature. Spring, the sweet spring, is the year's pleasant king, a. Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, a. Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing: a. Cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! The palm and may make country houses gay, c. Lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe all ...
Amount of lines: 12. Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones) Average number of words per line: 9. Mood of the speaker: There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
