Specifics of rhythm in Russian, German and English poetry (on the material of children’s poems)
https://doi.org/10.18384/2949-5075-2023-6-90-104
Abstract
Aim. To show the realization of the general principles of versification according to the accent system specifics of the given language system.
Methodology. The well-known children’s poems by S. Ya. Marshak and the translations of these poems into German and English have been analyzed. Then, the rhythmic system of these poems has been defined. The comparative analysis has been applied to identify the general characteristics of the rhythm of a poetic text and to establish the specifics of the rhythmic system of children’s poetry in the present languages.
Results. The analysis has shown that in the considered children’s poems the time organization is clearly present. It can be explained by the clarity of the inner measure of the poems. In the given children’s poems speech measures follow each other equally which is achieved due to the correct distribution of the accent units.
Research implications. The study results can be applied in phonetics. They can be used in the study of the rhythmic peculiarities in the Russian, German and English languages, in the training courses on the theory of rhythm, as well as for methodological purposes in the teaching process in general, and in the teaching of the present languages rhythm specifics in particular.
About the Author
E. A. Titova
State University of Education
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena A. Titova – Cand. Sci. (Philology), Assoc. Prof., Department of Foreign Languages
ulitsa Very Voloshinoi 24, Mytishchi 141014, Moscow Region
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