Question

The frog and the nightingale difficulty word meaning

Answer 1

Terms and Meanings from the Poem

• Bog - an area of land that is very wet and muddy.
• Awn - on misspelt and mispronounced so that it rhymes with dawn.
• Loathed - hated
• Cacophony - a very loud and unpleasant noise.
• Minstrelled - sang
• Elation - great pride and joy.
• Rapt - totally interested, so that you cannot think of anything else.
• Serenaded - sang beautifully.
• Loon - a large water bird
• Teal - a small duck.
• Enraptured - filled with fascination and delight.
• Encore - repeat
• Baritone - a male singing voice, fairly deep.
• Sash - a long piece of cloth that you wear round the waist or over the shoulder, usually as a badge of honour.
• Scale - a sequence of musical notes that go up and down, one after the other.
• Hoarse - rough and unclear
• Quivering - shaking
• Subdued – with little energy
• Tiara - a semicircular metal band decorated with jewels and worn by wealthy women on formal social occasions.
• Trills - singing two musical notes one after the other, repeatedly and very quickly.
• Billings - publicity for a concert, show etc.
• Zipped – sang quickly
• Morose – miserable
• Prone – liable
• Panache - a very confident, elegant style.
• Foghorn - a very loud, unpleasant noise.