Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross
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"Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross" is a traditional English nursery rhyme celebrating a fanciful journey to the town of Banbury, often associated with its famous cross and a fine lady on a white horse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nursery rhyme
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children's song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Banbury Cross
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surface form:
Banbury Cross monument
fine lady upon a white horse ⓘ town of Banbury ⓘ |
| authorship | anonymous ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
British nursery tradition
ⓘ
English folklore ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | helped popularize the image of Banbury Cross in children's culture ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
introducing place names to children
ⓘ
teaching rhythm and rhyme to young children ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
fine lady
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white horse ⓘ |
| firstLine | Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross ⓘ |
| form | short verse ⓘ |
| genre |
nursery rhyme
ⓘ
traditional song ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
fine lady dressed in finery
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journey to a market town ⓘ white horse ⓘ |
| hasMeter | simple rhythmic meter suitable for chanting ⓘ |
| hasRhymeScheme | simple repetitive rhyme ⓘ |
| hasVariant | multiple textual variants in different collections ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of English nursery rhymes ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableLine | To see a fine lady upon a white horse ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
often sung or chanted to children
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sometimes accompanied by actions or bouncing games ⓘ |
| period | traditional, pre-19th century origins (approximate) ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | traditional, author unknown ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Banbury
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surface form:
Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Oxfordshire ⓘ |
| setting |
Banbury
ⓘ
Banbury Cross ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | imaginary ride to Banbury Cross ⓘ |
| theme |
celebration
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fantasy ⓘ journey ⓘ |
| title | Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross self-link ⓘ |
| tradition | oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
children's entertainment
ⓘ
early childhood education ⓘ language development in children ⓘ |
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