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 nameless poet conveys spiritual ideas throughout the poem. The poem was written by an anonymous poet in the fifteenth CentauryHow does the poet convey spectral 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 believably passed round by mouth and song meaning that itcould be a ballad or hymn. As well as that, I withal feel that due tothe fact that the three middle verses all hold up That fallyt on the...and As due in Aprylle repeated it suggests that it could precise wellbe a ballad or hymn as most be structured like that. The title ISyng of a Mayden is Middle English textual matter and the w ord Maydenespecially, as its very medieval language dating tush 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 to a fault 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 baby Jesus, such as Kyng ofalle Kynges which has been mentioned in the Bible referring to christbeing more(prenominal) powerful than each King, He cam al so stylle meaning heappeared in her womb as if like magic or As dew in Aprylle as thepoem suggests. The underlying themes in this po... ...es a simile as dew to emphasis the importance ofwater in everyones live, in this case he uses it to compareimportance to Christ in saying that, like water, you cant livewithout it.The poet uses hushed lullaby tones throughout the poem such as c hesand gras which both end with a shhing beneficial 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 lowering the velum to reserve air to flowthrough the nasal cavity 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. Lastlyit uses sibilance in so stylle which shows more alliteration andemphasises the words to make them seem even softer/quieter.