“A Ballad of Dreamland”
The four stanzas in “A Ballad of Dreamland”, wrap up with the sentence: “Only the song of a secret bird.” The song signifies dreams which are the only permissible sound in a dream world. The discreteness of the bird, that chants the song, reveals the obscurity of dreamland. The speaker must disentangle the inferences of the riddles rendered in the song.
“A Child’s laughter”
“A Child’s Laughter” integrates the imageries of charming sounds (bells, birds, wells, winds, harps, wells, wind, and golden bells) to give emphasis to the omnipotence of a child’s laugh. The appeal of a child’s laughter is sterling and unparalleled. Notably, all the imagery juxtaposed to the laughter are somewhat vivid than a child’s laugh, but still a child’s laughter surpasses them as its supremacy in unequaled.
“A Match”
The six Stanzas in “A match” cite diverse metaphors namely: rose and leaves (in the first stanza); words and tune (in the second stanza); darling and death (in the third stanza); Sorrow and joy (in the fourth stanza); ‘April’s lady’ and ‘lord in May’ (in the fifth stanza), and ‘queen of pleasure’ and ‘king of pain’ ( in the sixth stanza). The assorted metaphors accentuate the immensity of love and the unqualified compatibility of the lovers. The speaker is positive that the love would rise above all stumbling blocks. The metaphors magnify the title which is about harmonizing statuses that are looked upon as diametrically opposed.
