UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO

KIDAPAWAN CITY CAMPUS

Sudapin, Kidapawan City

STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF CHILDREN’S

SONGS
Vea T. Potestas

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 Research Question:

What phonological schemes may be

seen in children's songs?

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 Research Design:

In this study, a qualitative analysis was

conducted to identify phonological schemes by
examining the style of the text. Qualitative
stylistic analysis involves examining the textual
context by categorizing themes and
recognizing pattern (Hsieh & Shannon, 2005).
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 Results and Discussion

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 The Phonological Schemes Seen in Children’s Songs

PHONOLOGICAL SCHEMES SAMPLES

Rhyme End Rhyme

Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? a

Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full a
One for my master and one for my dame b
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane b

Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? a

Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full a
One for my master and one for my dame b
And one for the little boy who lives down the lane b

Internal Rhyme

The eensy, weensy spider went up the waterspout (CS2-1-1)

And the eensy, weensy spider went up the spout again (CS2-1-4)
But the one little duck with a feather on his back (CS4-1-3)
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 The Phonological Schemes Seen in Children’s Songs

PHONOLOGICAL SAMPLES
SCHEMES
Alliteration Iron bars will bend and break (CS1-3-1)
Bend and break, bend and break (CS1-3-2)

The eensy, weensy spider went up the waterspout (CS2-1-1)

And the eensy, weensy spider went up the spout again (CS2-1-4)
Assonance Mary had a little lamb (CS10-1-1)
Its fleece was white as snow (CS10-1-4)
And everywhere that Mary went (CS10-2-1)
It followed her to school one day (CS10-3-1)
It made the children laugh and play (CS10-4-1)
To see a lamb at school (CS10-4-4)

The eensy, weensy spider went up the waterspout (CS2-1-1)

And the eensy, weensy spider went up the spout again (CS2-1-4)

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 The Phonological Schemes Seen in Children’s Songs

PHONOLOGICAL SAMPLES
SCHEMES
Consonance Its fleece was white as snow (CS10-1-4)
And everywhere that Mary went (CS10-2-1)
It followed her to school one day (CS10-3-1)
Which was against the rule (CS10-3-4)
It made the children laugh and play (CS10-4-1)

Onomatopoeia The babies on the bus go wah, wah, wah (CS3-4-1)

Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah (CS3-4-2)
The mommies on the bus go shh, shh, shh (CS3-5-1)
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh (CS3-5-2)
The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep (CS3-6-1)
Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep (CS3-6-2)
The horn on the bus goes honk, honk, honk (CS3-6-3)

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