Uncle Rat
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Uncle Rat is a character in the traditional folk song "Froggie Went A-Courtin’," typically portrayed as a relative or guardian figure involved in the humorous courtship story.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
folk song character ⓘ |
| ageGroupPortrayal | adult male relative ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Frog Went A-Courtin'
NERFINISHED
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Frog Went A-Courting NERFINISHED ⓘ Froggie Went A-Courtin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Froggy Went A-Courtin' NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional folk song ⓘ |
| appearsWithCharacter |
Froggie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King ⓘ Miss Mousie NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
children's folk music
ⓘ
nursery songs ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition |
Anglo-American folk tradition
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British folk song tradition ⓘ |
| culturalDomain |
children's literature
ⓘ
folk literature ⓘ |
| culturalRole | figure in traditional children's repertoire ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | anthropomorphic animal ⓘ |
| functionInSongPerformance |
adds comic dialogue
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provides narrative structure to the courtship ⓘ |
| hasVariantDepiction |
sometimes host of the wedding feast
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sometimes opposes the marriage ⓘ sometimes pays for the wedding ⓘ |
| languageOfEarliestKnownVersions | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
oral tradition
ⓘ
printed songbooks ⓘ recorded music ⓘ |
| nameType | kinship-based nickname ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
gives permission for the marriage in some versions
ⓘ
questions Froggie in some versions ⓘ |
| recursIn | multiple regional variants of Froggie Went A-Courtin' ⓘ |
| relationship | uncle of Miss Mousie ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
authority figure in the courtship
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guardian figure ⓘ relative of Miss Mousie ⓘ |
| species | rat ⓘ |
| storyContext | comic animal courtship ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
families ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | traditional; pre-20th century ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
| typicalSetting | rural or domestic animal community ⓘ |
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