Famous Male Child Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Male Child poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous male child poems. These examples illustrate what a famous male child poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Chaucer, Geoffrey
...d it not move
for long, at all.
13. A manner Latin corrupt: a kind of bastard Latin.
14. Knave child: male child; German "Knabe".
15. Heried: honoured, praised; from Anglo-Saxon, "herian."
Compare German, "herrlich," glorious, honourable.
16. Beknow: confess; German, "bekennen."
17. The poet here refers to Gower's version of the story.
18. Stound: short time; German, "stunde", hour.
19. Gestes: histories, expl...Read more of this...
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