Ballad Essentials

This is my fourth paragraph what corrections need to be made?

In the poem The Sonnet Ballad the author coveys themes of grief and hopelessness through repetition and rhythms. The use of the words “Oh mother, o mother where is the happiness.” (ln 1) show that the narrator is full grief, as she is literally begging for answers. This shows that she is confused and the fact that she is searching for happiness shows that her life is full sadness and grief. Lines 3-4 show how the line rhythms convey the idea of grief “They took my loves tallness of to war Left me lamenting. Now I cannot guess,” (ln 3-4). The structure created by the rhythm and rhyme scheme help show the mood of grief and sadness. The use of meters and rhythms to illustrate a theme is further explained Poetry for Students “Brooks illuminates Annie Allen’s dramatic romanticism by employing formal meter.” (Bolden 1) This further explains that the meters in Brooks’s poems are essential in sending the message of the unhappiness and sadness brought by war.

first of all coveys should be conveys and at the end of line 3 it should be full of grief same as line 5 ending it should be full of sadness,in the 4th line from the bottom it shoul be is further explained in poetry for students, hope that helps a little oh and after the sonnet ballad in line one shouldn’t there be a comma? maybe not