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By Julia BushongBushong/21188/finalproject
Nursery Rhymes
What are Nursery Rhyme?Most Rhyme
Rhyme is when the end of two or more words sound the same.
Some are trivialPoeticalOften some are put
to Music
Nursery Rhymes set to Music
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Hey Diddle Diddle
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Authors It is thought that
William Shakespeare was the author of Hey Diddle Diddle or at least someone around that time
No one knows who the authors are of most of the nursery rhymes.
Who is Mother Goose?Some believe her to be
a witch! Old Mother Goose When she wanted to
wanderWould fly through the air
On a very fine gander.
Mother Goose had a house;
It stood in the wood Where an owl at the door
As sentinel stood
Mother Goose a WITCH?!?!?!
She could fly
She had a gooseWhich is a witch’s familiar
A Familiar is a pet that can do
magical things
She lived Alone!
These are some things that people in the 1600’s associated with a witch.
With this evidence against her. She must be a ….
Witch!!!!
Jack and JillJack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
Up got Jack, and home did trot
As fast as he could caperHe went to bed and bound his
headWith vinegar and brown
paper.
Jack and JillDid you know that this
is about the fall of the French Monarchy?
Jack was Louis XVIHe was beheaded
Jill was his wife, Marie Antoinette. She was beheaded after her husband.
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
Mary Mary quite contrary,How does your garden
grow?With silver bells and cockle
shellsAnd pretty maids all in a
row.
Mary Mary Quite ContraryMary is the queen of England
She had a lot of people who didn’t believe the same as her killed.
So when it asks how her garden grows
The Silver bells and cockle shells are torture devises
The “maids” referred to the gallons that she had to behead people.
Little Jack HornerLittle Jack Horner sat in the
cornerEating his Christmas pie,He put in his thumb and
pulled out a plumAnd said "What a good boy am
I!"
Little Jack HornerBishop Whiting had
a steward named “Horner”.
The King of England, Henry VIII didn’t like Bishop Whiting.
The Bishop tried to bribe the king and hid deeds to a house in a pie.
King didn’t take itHorner testified
against Bishop Whiting.Either he stole the
deed or “Plum” from the pie or he was paid off by the King.
Ring around the RosieRing around the
rosyA pocketful of
posies"Ashes, Ashes"
We all fall down!
Ring around the Rosie• Linked to the Bubonic
Plague
Symptoms
• A “ring of rose” colored rings appeared on the skin
Posies?
• People kept posies with them because they thought the plague was spread by bad smells
• “Ashes, Ashes, We all fall down” Is from burning the bodies after they people died.
Why were rhymes with historical meaning created?
• Some used singing or reciting rhymes as a form of rebellion• Back then they couldn’t say
what they thought if it was against the king.
• This was also their way to make fun of or disagree with the king.
• Others were to remember history• Not everyone could read and
write.• This was their way to
remember history • Or to teach their children• Best way to remember is a
rhyme.
Not All Nursery Rhymes have historical meanings
Some are used to teach
Mary had a little Lamb…Mary had a little lamb its fleece was white as snow;And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to
go.It followed her to school one day, which was against
the rule;It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb at
school.And so the teacher turned it out, but still it lingered
near,And waited patiently about till Mary did appear.
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?" the eager children cry;
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know" the teacher did reply.
Mary had a little Lamb…
Written by Sarah Hale living in Boston 1830.
This rhyme shows that love is given and received.
It also introduces children to similes.
Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory dickory dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one
The mouse ran down
Hickory dickory dock
Hickory Dickory Dock
• This rhyme is a good way to teach children to tell time
• It was also fun for the word play.
One Two Buckle My Shoe!One two buckle my shoeThree, four, knock at the
doorFive, six, pick up sticksSeven, eight, lay them
straightNine, ten, a big fat henEleven, twelve, dig and
delveThirteen, fourteen, maids
a-courtingFifteen, sixteen, maids in
the kitchenSeventeen, eighteen,
maids in waitingNineteen, twenty, my
plate's empty
One Two Buckle My Shoe!
•Used to help children count
•Made it fun to learn
•Easy to remember
Some are just fun….But most are to help teach
Remember history
Or Even to make fun of Royalty
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