Mary Had A Little Lamb Analysis

Everyone remembers at least one nursery rhyme. We were taught nursery rhymes is school or our parents used to sing them to us; a lot of people’s childhood is associated with the memory of nursery rhymes, maybe it could be one of their best memories. Nursery rhymes have been made many years ago and has been passed down from generation to generation. “Mary Had a Little Lamb” is one of the most popular and well-known nursery rhyme. This nursery rhyme was written by Sarah Hale. It was written in the early 1800s. It can be seen that this poem was potentially for children. Firstly, the author had a positive attitude while writing this nursery rhyme. It was specifically a friendly tone. You can infer this by looking at the word choice of the author. There were no negative words used in the nursery rhyme. The author has no negative feeling towards Mary and the lamb, nor is there a bad relationship between Mary and the lamb. It can be seen by the use of words, such as “laugh” and “play” in line 4. Also, the writer used simple and rhyming words as it was aimed for children. Moreover, the author used figurative language to express her positive tone and to give the readers new insights. In line 1 of the nursery rhyme the author used a simile, “Mary had a little lamb its fleece as white as snow”. By using this the reader now understand how white the fleece of the lamb actually is. Furthermore, the poet showed her attitude

This is to get her audience to think and draw their own conclusions as to why they believe the lamb loved Mary so much. In conclusion, the nursery rhyme, “Mary Had a Little Lamb”, which was written by Sarah Hale, is purely meant for children. She had a positive attitude while creating this piece. The author used a positive tone and it creates a positive mood for the audience. The author uses certain style and technique to make it sound so lyrical and pleasant for little