Question

"The Song of Wandering Aengus"- Analyze: What elements of poetry are used in the poem to create a sense that Aengus is chanting a song?

Answer 1

1. Rhyme, rhymes are typical to both songs and poems; the rhyme scheme is AABBCDED x3.

2. Other figurative devices: Alliteration, for instance, "...on the floor, I went to blow a fire-a-flame"

3. The vivid imagery. The vivid imagery makes the flow of the entire poem SLLLOOOOOOOOOWWWWWW and Artistic.

4. This type of poetry is narrative poetry, meaning that it tells a story/narrative, like most songs.

Answer 2

The song of wandering Aengus it is a traditional poem and the way you can tell that is because it is a ballad. This poem like song uses end rhymes and a distinguished rhyme scheme that alternates every two or three lines. The meter is an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one. The imagery of the authors emotions and the vivid landscape is truly authentic to itself. He also uses idioms " fire in my head " and hyperbole " plucking the silver apples of the moon and the golden apples of the sun"