ditty
Other forms: ditties
A ditty is a little song or a simple tune. When you're babysitting, you might sing a soft ditty to help a child fall asleep.
A ditty might be a simple nursery rhyme in song form, or even the theme song to your favorite TV show. Ditties are easy to learn, and fairly short and effortless to sing. The word comes from a French word, ditie, "composition, poem, or treatise," from the Latin root dictatum, "thing dictated."
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a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
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This poem by Edgar Allan Poe is notable for its masterful use of sound effects, including onomatopoeia, alliteration, and assonance. Read the full poem here. Click here to explore other works by Edgar Allan Poe.
Tired of their constant bickering, Beatrice and Benedick's friends hatch a plan to get the two to fall in love. Learn these words from Shakespeare's comedy about fidelity and deception. Read the full text here.
In this tale of pirates and plunder, Jim Hawkins sets out for Skeleton Island to find buried treasure.