To a Skylark

To a Skylark

Percy Bysshe Shelley completed the poem entitled "To a Skylark" in late June 1820. [cite encyclopedia
last = Sandy
first = Mark
authorlink = Mark Sandy, University of Durham
title = To a Skylark
encyclopedia = The Literary Encyclopedia.
date = 2002-03-21
url = http://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=7305
accessdate = 2006-01-09]

It was written near Livorno, Italy. It was inspired by an evening walk in the country with Mary Shelley, and describes the appearance and song of a skylark they come upon. The poem uses a unique five line stanza with a three beat line except for the fifth line, which doubles the number beats of the other lines, and it has a rhyme scheme that is consistently 'abab.' However, the fifth line does not follow the rhyme scheme of the first four lines but varies the line that it rhymes with.

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Skylark (cohete) — Skylark (originalmente llamado Gassiot High Altitude Vehicle) fue un cohete sonda británico propulsado por combustible sólido. La primera versión fue desarrollada a finales de los años 1950 por la Royal Aircraft Establishment y empezado a usar en …   Wikipedia Español

  • Skylark (disambiguation) — Skylark can refer to any of the following:People*Skylark (US musician), a professional bass player and singer associated with the American Rock Band The Doobie Brothers Birds*Skylark, a species of passerine bird. *Skylarking (birds), aerial… …   Wikipedia

  • Skylark (series) — Skylark is a science fiction/space opera series by the late E. E. Doc Smith. The first book The Skylark of Space (first published in Amazing Stories in 1928) is revolutionary in the genre, in which a scientist discovers a space drive, builds a… …   Wikipedia

  • Skylark (rocket) — Skylark was a British sounding rocket design. The Skylark was first launched in 1957 from Woomera, Australia and its 441st and final launch took place from Esrange, Sweden on 2 May 2005.The design first dates to 1955, when initial work was… …   Wikipedia

  • Skylark (группа — Skylark (группа, Италия) Связать? У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Skylark (значения) …   Википедия

  • Skylark (Canadian band) — Skylark was a Canadian pop/rock band active from 1971 1973 and based in the Pacific Northwest. The band formed from one of Ronnie Hawkins backup groups and signed with Capitol Records, releasing a self titled album in 1972 which spawned three… …   Wikipedia

  • Skylark Hotel — (Ханой,Вьетнам) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 15 Phan Dinh Phung Street …   Каталог отелей

  • Skylark — Sky lark , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species ({Alauda arvensis}) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; called also {sky laverock}. See under {Lark}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Skylark (значения) — Skylark: Skylark  БПЛА, разработанный израильской компанией Silver Arrow, дочерней фирмой компании Elbit Systems. Skylark  итальянская пауэр метал группа, образованная в 1994 году. Skylark  канадская поп группа, наиболее известная… …   Википедия

  • Skylark Lodge — (Xichang,Китай) Категория отеля: Адрес: 3 Building 19, Guanhai Road Second Section, 6 …   Каталог отелей

  • Skylark Shores Resort — (Lakeport,США) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: 1120 North Main Stre …   Каталог отелей

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”