Alankar (Decor)-172

Litle Girl's Story Time(Ballade) The Ballade gave birth to a whole family of forms, however it is not a relative nor should it be confused with the seemingly universal, 'Ballad'. The Ballade and its variations are relatively long, somewhat stingy with their rhyme allotment and always employ a refrain established in the last line of the first stanza which is repeated as the last line of each succeeding stanza including the envoy. The Ballade Envoy provides the climatic summation of the poem The Ballade is 28 lines made up of 3 octaves or 'ballade stanzas and concluded with a quatrain envoy. There are only 3 rhymes in the poem, rhyme scheme for all octaves ababbcbC, Ballade envoy bcbC C being the refrain. Litle Girl's Story Time No sooner grand-mother retires to bed Than comes yelling little girl 'o' granny..! ' As it is her sleep-time need, a tale said To lull her to sleep lovingly by nanny But tired of day's work dear granny brainy Just feebly whispers 'o' my dear don't cheep I'll catch you in your dream with a story And truly dreams come true even in sleep' 'Granny..! ' little girl cries jumping abed Right now tell a story.. I'll sleep bonny' Hugging her grand-ma she begs love bounded And keeps on nudging and forcing brawny But shaking her head says granny honey 'No, I'll meet you in your dream, now you sleep' You'll be delighted to hear my story And truly dreams come true even in sleep' A doubting mind pounces on anger spread And with a foiled face against granny Little girl sleeps for her dream tale ahead And granny with cuddly 'sorry'-s many With somewhat a pricking mind tries canny To sleep but in vain awake through night deep Thinking of little girl's morning query- 'And truly dreams come true even in sleep' O' dear! but morning rises cheered fanny Little girl surprisingly thanks sky steep Granny for her story in dream funny 'And truly dreams come true even in sleep'