“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”

Cultural  

1. A children's poem. Its first stanza reads:

   Twinkle, twinkle, little star ;

   How I wonder what you are!

   Up above the world so high

   Like a diamond in the sky,

   Twinkle, twinkle, little star!

   How I wonder what you are.

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Example Sentences

Lapwood says the artists are all connected by an enthusiasm for "messing around" with music, citing Sumino's viral video of the "seven degrees of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star".

From BBC

With their unique potion of humor and forthrightness, the most famous ones, “Where the Wild Things Are” and “In the Night Kitchen,” are as unforgettable as the Pledge of Allegiance or “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.”

From New York Times

“Twinkle, twinkle, little star,” I say.

From Literature

“Twinkle, twinkle, little star,” Rania sings into the phone.

From Literature

A 1-to-1 ratio means notes are evenly spaced, like in “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” but a 1-to-2 ratio means the time from one note to the next is uneven, like in “Itsy Bitsy Spider,” Dr. Roeske explained.

From New York Times