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Wednesday’s child is full of woe Thursday’s child has far to go Friday’s child is loving and giving Saturday’s child works hard for his living And the child that is born on the Sabbath day Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay. Monday’s Child poem is an old English nursery rhyme poem first recorded in 1838 Traditions of Devonshire ...
unknown. " Monday's Child " is one of many fortune-telling songs, popular as nursery rhymes for children. It is supposed to tell a child's character or future from their day of birth and to help young children remember the seven days of the week. As with many nursery rhymes, there are many versions. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19526.
Speaker. The speaker of the poem is a person who born into hardship. It is strongly suggested that he is Black, as he consistently uses images of darkness and night when describing his birth. He is characterized by his fatalistic view of the world, largely informed by his continually difficult life. As demonstrated over the course of the poem ...
13. März 2009 · We’d never read this poem until earlier today when a student brought it to our attention. We love all the double-edged wordplay, the caustic tone, and the recontextualization of a Mother Goose classic. Great stuff. “Saturday’s Child” by Countee Cullen– Some are teethed on a silver spoon, With the stars strung for a rattle;
Saturday's Child. Some are teethed on a silver spoon, With the stars strung for a rattle; I cut my teeth as the black racoon--. For implements of battle. Some are swaddled in silk and down, And heralded by a star; They swathed my limbs in a sackcloth gown. On a night that was black as tar.
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Saturday's Child. I can remember my effervescent youth. Ambitious with broad horizon. Until one day, my heart was hobbled. upon reading a rhyme... Monday's child is fair of face. and Saturday's child works hard for their living. In angst, I re-calculated the calendar year.
