Using the literary and linguistic concepts and approaches of I Syng Ess

Using the literary and linguistic concepts and approaches of I Syng of a Mayden, this essay will be focusing on how the unknown poet conveys religious ideas throughout the poem. The poem was written by an unnamed poet in the 15th CentauryHow does the poet convey religious ideas in the poem I Syng of aMayden?Using the literary and linguistic concepts and approaches of I Syngof a Mayden, this essay will be focusing on how the anonymous poetconveys religious ideas throughout the poem. The poem was written byan anonymous poet in the 15th Centaury. As it was by an anonymous poetthe poem was probably passed round by mouth and song center that itcould be a ballad or hymn. As well as that, I also feel that due tothe fact that the three meat verses all have That fallyt on the...and As due in Aprylle repeated it suggests that it could actually wellbe a ballad or hymn as most are structured like that. The title ISyng of a Mayden is gist English text and the word Maydenespecially, as its very medieval wrangle dating back to The Madonnaand Child where all paintings were focused on Bible stories, and a lotof poems at the time were transcribed in Monasteries indicatingreligious themes. Mayden also means Virgin, relating back to thereligious side of the poem, which could suggested that I Syng of aMayden was about the religious symbol, the Virgin Mary. Throughoutthe poem it shows references to Mary and bumble Jesus, much(prenominal) as Kyng ofalle Kynges which has been mentioned in the Bible referring to Christbeing more powerful than any King, He cam al so stylle meaning heappeared in her womb as if like magic or As dew in Aprylle as thepoem suggests. The key themes in this po... ...es a simile as dew to emphasis the impressiveness ofwater in everyones live, in this case he uses it to equivalenceimportance to Christ in saying that, like water, you cant livewithout it.The poet uses placid lullaby tones throughout the poem such as chesand gras which both remnant with a shhing sound such as a lullabymaking it a very peaceful, quiet atmosphere. He uses Bilabial nasalssuch as moder and mayden to give a kind of softer sound, we producethese nasal phonemes by gruelling the velum to allow air to flowthrough the nasal orchestra pit giving an ng or in this case an mm sound.He also uses fricatives such as fallyt on the flour which is the useof alliteration of the sound ff. It gives it a harder sound. ultimatelyit uses sibilance in so stylle which shows more alliteration andemphasises the words to make them seem pull down softer/quieter.