poet: william shakespeare made by: jasmine ward (me)
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Blow, blow, thou winter wind By: William Shakespeare Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude; Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude. Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly: Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then, heigh-ho, the holly! This life is most jolly. Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, That dost not bite so nigh As benefits forgot: Though thou the waters warp, Thy sting is not so sharp As friend remembered not. Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly...TRANSCRIPT
Blow, blow, thou winter
windPoet: William Shakespeare
Made by: Jasmine Ward (me)
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Blow, blow, thou winter windBy: William Shakespeare
Blow, blow, thou winter wind, Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude; Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude. Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly: Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly: Then, heigh-ho, the holly! This life is most jolly.
Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, That dost not bite so nigh As benefits forgot: Though thou the waters warp, Thy sting is not so sharp As friend remembered not. Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly...
Biographical information
■ William Shakespeare is the most highly regarded writer in the English language.
■ Born in Stratford-Upon-Avon in England, Shakespeare wrote 38 plays.
■ His epic narrative poems and 154 sonnets include some of the world’s most quoted lines.
Structure of the poem
■ Shakespeare uses 2 stanzas & 18 lines.
■ Has a rhyme scheme; approximate rhyme & end rhyme.
■ Has a lot of repetition.■ It is a lyrical poem.
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man’s ingratitude;
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then, heigh-ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.
Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
That dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remembered not.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly...
Speaker of the poemThe speaker of the poem seems to reflect his friendships in his life, and compare them to the effects and outcomes of nature.
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man’s ingratitude;
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then, heigh-ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.
Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
That dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remembered not.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly...
Literary elements
■ End rhyme- every line has a word that rhymes with another somewhere in the poem.
■ Approximate rhyme- the first two lines (A) has words that kind of sound the same.
■ Alliteration- it repeats some of the same sound to emphasize.
■ Personification- to compare what some things or objects are like.
■ Repetition- to show how important some things are.
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man’s ingratitude;
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then, heigh-ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.
Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
That dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remembered not.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly...
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Literary elements
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Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man’s ingratitude;
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then, heigh-ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.
End rhyme
Approximate rhyme
Alliteration- repeats the “h” and the “t.”
Personification- breath cant be rude.
Literary elementsEnd rhyme
Approximate rhyme
Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
That dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remembered not.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly...
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E
F
G
G
F
D
Literary elementsRepetition- to get the
point across and to show how important it is.
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man’s ingratitude;
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly:
Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly:
Then, heigh-ho, the holly!
This life is most jolly.
Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky,
That dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot:
Though thou the waters warp,
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remembered not.
Heigh-ho! sing, heigh-ho! unto the green holly...
Imagery“Although thy breath be rude.”Connection might be that every word spoken isn’t nice.
“ As benefits forgot: Though thou the waters warp.”
Connection is that people forget things as often as water warps.
Imagery“Thy tooth is not so keen”Connection might be that he isn’t strong.
“Thy sting is not so sharp”
Connection might be that sometimes things can seem bad but really aren’t.
Literal Meaning
The literal meaning of the poem is that it's basically about how human insincerity and unfaithfulness is more bitter than even the bitterest elements of nature. Humans are to blame for the worst human sufferings.
Figurative Meaning
The figurative meaning of this poem is that the wind can blow as strongly as it wills, but it cannot be as biting as human society. Then you can accuse your friends for forgetting your favors and not being thankful. Wind can freeze you, but it won’t be so painful as the behavior of your friends.
Authors Purpose
The authors purpose was for you to realize that friendship is only a pretence and loving is nothing but absurdity and foolery. Then again tells that life is very wonderful and should be fully enjoyed. It is like a song and should be sung.
Theme The theme of the poem is that friendship isn’t always easy.
