Weep You No More

15. September 2020 @ 14:19

The audience would be well-to-do people as well as villagers. Sleep is a reconciling, A rest that Peace begets. During the early renaissance fountains were often seen in gardens of the rich.

Dowland was a popular composer at this time providing musical verse presenting melancholy lyrics fashionable in this era (Naxos Digital Services Ltd., 2012).Love, religion, and death were popular themes for poetry in the early renaissance. To provide a better website experience, owlcation.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. al., 1995, p. 120, 1). Three words follow the pause, and the last line is a single word “sleeping.” This single word presents the end of the falling pattern and provides the word with a measure of importance. al., 1995). “Weep You No More, Sad FountainsKate Winslet sang “Weep You No More, Sad Fountains” in the movie Because the author is unknown for this poem readers must make assumptions on meaning by considering historical aspects along with format and pattern. Ferguson, M., Salter, M.J., & Stallworthy, J. Regardless if the poem is about the death of some nameless girl or the death of Queen Elizabeth I, the words provide a musical litany of words still enjoyed in modern times. This metaphor provides a view of life that sadness comes and goes with time, but the person, or people, the author is addressing is experiencing more than average sadness. Love history, keep up the great hubs you now have a new follower :)Hi Ange, thank you so much for your comments. Combining “sad” with “fountains” presents the idea of tears. I don't know how I made such an obvious mistake. I really like it. This all would have taken place before the first of the Tudors ever came to power, beginning with Henry VII in 1485.

“Fast” and “waste” represent a pararhyme with repeating end consonant pattern. al., 1995, p. 120, 5). I really like the musical quality of this poem. It is a sad, yet serene poem. Although the poem has no known author the piece is considered to have origins in Elizabethan times and was part of John Dowland’s repertoire when performing for English royalty in court.

The poem’s title refers to fountains. al., 1995, p. 120, 2). Some believe that this poem originated as a ballad performed by lutenists in 17 th century English courts. I also enjoy knowing the background of works that I enjoy, it helps me to connect with the piece. Accepting sleep may be a metaphor for accepting death. The poem ends with the author providing comfort to the sad one “rest you then, rest, sad eyes, melt not in your weeping” (Ferguson et. Although most of the rhymes are perfect rhymes, such as “fountains” and “mountains,” there are a few other different types of rhymes.

Each is written in trochaic trimeter. Doth not the sun rise smiling When fair at e'en he sets

The author uses the metaphor of melting snow and the sun to present how melting snow flows slowly. Credit for this poem is given to John Dowland who was appointed as one of the king’s lute players in 1612 (Naxos Digital Services Ltd., 2012).

Sleep is a reconciling, A rest that peace begets: Doth not the sun rise smiling When fair at even he sets? al., 1995). This line presents that the person, or people, are crying very hard and are most likely very sad.

End rhyme is repeated through the poem. lol. But the Hundred Years' War ended about a century and a half before Queen Elizabeth I's death: Interesting poem and background! “Weep You No More, Sad Fountains” is an Elizabethan poem of unknown origin.

I'll only add that there's yet another interesting musical setting of this text made by the contemporary band Qntal (it's titled "Sleeping", and it can be found on their album "Translucida") - for those interested to hear non-traditional approach. All other fountains were used only for practical uses such as bathing and washing, and these practical fountains were run by gravity (Oracle Think Quest, n.d.). Religious themes were popular in early renaissance poetry, so “my sun’s heavenly eyes view not your weeping” may be a metaphysical reference to God not recognizing the sad person’s despair (Ferguson et. Although this grouping of two lines has more feet than the first two lines, the lines are shorter and there is a falling meter offered by this rhythm. The result of this falling pattern provides a somber or soothing tone to the poem (Ferguson, et. (1995). Rhyme is introduced as a means of creating a traditional Elizabethan musical quality to the poem.