“Jimi Thing” by Dave Matthews Band
Euphemism: “Sometimes a Jimi Thing slides my way”
The unfamiliar phrase “Jimi Thing” could be replacing something that society would find offensive or inappropriate.
Imagery: “I’m on my back/ Staring up at the ceiling”
This creates a mental visual image that assists the listener in seeing the world through the eyes of the narrator.
Alliteration consonance: “take a taste”
Ambiguity: “If you could keep me floating”
This could have either literal or figurative meaning. The narrator could be physically floating or just using the word “floating” to describe continuance despite hardships.
Ambiguity: “the end of this tunnel”
This could indicate either a real tunnel or some kind of a challenge that the narrator wants to overcome.
“Free Bird” by Lynard Skynard
Imagery: “There’s too many places I gotta see”
This creates a mental visual picture because the listener is able to imagine a variety of places in the world that the narrator wants to see.
Simile: “I’m as free as a bird now”
The narrator is so free that he is able to compare himself to a free bird.
Alliteration assonance: “leave here”
“Mrs. Robinson” by Simon and Garfunkel
Alliteration consonance: “Sitting… sofa… Sunday”
Hyperbole: “Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes”
This could be an exaggeration; even if one sees a lot of sympathetic eyes, there is a very small chance that nothing else is visible.
Allusion: “Joe DiMaggio”
Joe DiMaggio was a baseball player who is still famous today and is being referred to in the song.
Allusion: “Jesus loves you more than you will know”
This refers to not only Jesus Christ himself, but also the song that was written about him, which says, “Jesus loves me, this I know…”
Imagery: “Stroll around the grounds”
This allows the listener to imagine her wandering around, trying to find where she is comfortable.
Personification: “A nation turns its lonely eyes”
Although a nation is composed of individual people, a nation is not one individual person. In a way, it cannot turn its eyes if it is not a person.
Euphemism: “Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes”
This could be considered euphemism because by adding on the prepositional phrase, “with your cupcakes,” the writer makes this line sound more innocent.
Monday, June 14, 2010
new version of "Ain't It Good"
(based on "Ain't It Good" from the musical "Children of Eden," written by Stephen Schwartz)
Oh, look up there, on the calendar!
Is it the month of June?
On the twenty-second of this month,
We’ll be out before noon
We’ve been in school so long
That we can’t wait for it to end
The heat is broken, and our books are unattached
When school is closed, we won’t attend it
Ain’t it sweet to think about it,
The last day of junior year
Will it come?
We start to doubt it,
Though we know
It’s almost here
No more tests, and no more quizzes
They’ll release us from our pen,
Also known as N.H.S.
Though it’s good enough, I guess,
We get homework in excess
Where we’ve been
Ain’t it good?
Ain’t it good?
Ain’t it good to see the sun again?
When AP took over my life,
And I sold my soul to Ms. Madden,
There were times I’d truly wonder
If I’d have a life again (Wondered if I’d ever have…)
But (there’s) no year can last forever,
Though we feel so helpless now (oooo-oo!)
Soon we’ll all turn on our fans,
Have our tans and water bans,
Sounds like some good summer plans
For twenty-ten!
Ain’t it good (It will be good)
When smoke is clearing,
We can say summer’s begun,
And our hopes are reappearing,
Since all our struggles are almost done,
Should we, now, believe what we’re hearing?
We never thought we’d get a real vacation!
When it’s hard to concentrate,
It’s more difficult to wait,
And we all anticipate it,
Greater time!
Brother, ain’t it good, oh ain’t it good?
Ain’t it good to see the sun again, my Lord?
After all the days we stood,
Smelling dust and moldy books
Ain’t it good to see the sun again?
Oh, ain’t it good to see the shining summer sun again?
Oh, look up there, on the calendar!
Is it the month of June?
On the twenty-second of this month,
We’ll be out before noon
We’ve been in school so long
That we can’t wait for it to end
The heat is broken, and our books are unattached
When school is closed, we won’t attend it
Ain’t it sweet to think about it,
The last day of junior year
Will it come?
We start to doubt it,
Though we know
It’s almost here
No more tests, and no more quizzes
They’ll release us from our pen,
Also known as N.H.S.
Though it’s good enough, I guess,
We get homework in excess
Where we’ve been
Ain’t it good?
Ain’t it good?
Ain’t it good to see the sun again?
When AP took over my life,
And I sold my soul to Ms. Madden,
There were times I’d truly wonder
If I’d have a life again (Wondered if I’d ever have…)
But (there’s) no year can last forever,
Though we feel so helpless now (oooo-oo!)
Soon we’ll all turn on our fans,
Have our tans and water bans,
Sounds like some good summer plans
For twenty-ten!
Ain’t it good (It will be good)
When smoke is clearing,
We can say summer’s begun,
And our hopes are reappearing,
Since all our struggles are almost done,
Should we, now, believe what we’re hearing?
We never thought we’d get a real vacation!
When it’s hard to concentrate,
It’s more difficult to wait,
And we all anticipate it,
Greater time!
Brother, ain’t it good, oh ain’t it good?
Ain’t it good to see the sun again, my Lord?
After all the days we stood,
Smelling dust and moldy books
Ain’t it good to see the sun again?
Oh, ain’t it good to see the shining summer sun again?
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Another Poetic Song
"Beautiful Disaster (Live)" performed by Kelly Clarkson
This song is not found on the list, but it is full of poetic devices. There are so many devices that the song received a 197 based on the rating sheet. First of all, the title of the song is a paradox because disasters and beautiful things are usually imagined in contrast rather than comparison. Comparisons in the forms of similes and metaphors are also contained in the lyrics. There is a lot of characterization as she describes this one man throughout the song. Examples of alliteration consonance, such as "magic and myth," and alliteration assonance, such as "exquisite extreme," are also used numerous times. One example of verbal irony, which is located in the last verse, is "He's never enough,/ And still he is more than I can take." The heart of the man whom she is describing is personified in the line, "And more heaven than a heart could hold." These poetic devices, among others used in the song, serve to convey the message that one can still love others despite the fact that no one is perfect, and one should not refuse to love someone because he or she is not perfect.
This song is not found on the list, but it is full of poetic devices. There are so many devices that the song received a 197 based on the rating sheet. First of all, the title of the song is a paradox because disasters and beautiful things are usually imagined in contrast rather than comparison. Comparisons in the forms of similes and metaphors are also contained in the lyrics. There is a lot of characterization as she describes this one man throughout the song. Examples of alliteration consonance, such as "magic and myth," and alliteration assonance, such as "exquisite extreme," are also used numerous times. One example of verbal irony, which is located in the last verse, is "He's never enough,/ And still he is more than I can take." The heart of the man whom she is describing is personified in the line, "And more heaven than a heart could hold." These poetic devices, among others used in the song, serve to convey the message that one can still love others despite the fact that no one is perfect, and one should not refuse to love someone because he or she is not perfect.
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