Big World Song Review

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the song “Hey There Delilah” by the Plain White T’s. This paper will identify the message and tone of the song, as well as the artist’s appeal to the audience by analyzing the organization of the song, and the specific rhetorical strategies the artist used to connect to the audience. The song’s organization, style, figurative language, and hyperboles in the lyrics will also be analyzed to connect the artist’s intention back to the audience. In this song, the artist’s main point and thesis, is that he is head over heels in love with a girl named Delilah. He wants to tell the world, and Delilah herself, how much he loves her, and how their love conquers the distance between them.

For example, Smash Mouth writes,”i ain’t the sharpest tool in shed/ She was looking kind was looking kind of dumb with her finger in her thumb.”(Smash Mouth) This lyric describes the singer’s personality. He might not be the smartest person and people might judge him, but The singer is smart enough to make his own decisions. This is a great example of a hypole. Another examples of literary devices in the song is,”Fed to the rules and I hit the ground running.”(Smash Mouth) This lyric is an example of personification. It’s personification because it’s giving human traits to the rules. The lyric give detailed information about the singer listening to the rules, but people make fun of him for listening to every rule. That will not stop him for doing his best.

The abundance of harmonies never loses the thread to his audience. Furthermore, the opening of the slow movement inspires the imagination and attention of its listeners. All these elements make this piece one of the most successful concertos in the musical history.

No matter how big or great one is, he cannot escape death. In Randall Jarrell’s 1963 writing of “Say Good-bye to Big Daddy,” the poet describes Big Daddy Lipscomb as a football lineman superstar. His goliath size makes him impenetrable on the football field. Randall describes Big Daddy as the “Rock of Gibraltar”; however, it may also be Big Daddy’s sportsmanship and compassion for others that has made him a superstar. Although he was capable of pulling the largest of men to the ground, he was always sure to help them back up. Big Daddy is conscious of the fact that his actions are viewed by not only adults but also young impressionable children. He doesn’t want those young minds to think of him in a negative manner, and this is one reason he helps those he tackles back to their feet.

The use of the warm and cold temperatures is used to signify the childhood Hayden had. The contrast also sets the mood for the poem as well. Overall, the mood is drawn to be sad. The dialogue such as “Blue back cold” (2) and “cold splintering” (6) was used to represent the irritation and bitterness Hayden had with his dad. On the other hand, warm dialogue such as “Fires blaze” (5) and “Rooms were warm” (7) depicts the memories that were good and memorable with his father.

We will rock you is a great song for this book for several reasons. The place these kids were from was a small town community and no one would expect them to be able to do that well in baseball. They were one of the best teams in the state and they shocked teams because how small of a school they are but they're still really good at

Both Poems are faced with the problematic situation of inner hassle. Piano’s narrator struggles with his oppression of his emotions in sentimentality. When he is listening to the sounds of the chant from the women singing he says “In

Love is often a powerful human feeling which, can bring many together. However, this attitude can turn everything into one big problem if not treated accordingly. “Worlds apart,” by Bruce Springsteen portrays the beautiful story of the conflicts of love and religion.

The blend of aerophones, membranophones, idiophones, and electronophones creates a bright and celebratory sound that fits into the praising of the Orisha gods. The song maintains a medium to fast tempo which adds to the celebratory nature of the song and also allows the groove set in. The dynamics of the song are mostly on the loud side and tend to stay that way, but that works with the purpose and style of the music. Kidjo crescendos when she sings

Love is expressed differently by all, some like Salamono may tuck it away, only to release it when the lover has left forever. Others , like Marie, choose to boast it to the world without hesitation. This quality is her confidence is herself shining through. She never fails to attest to what she wants “Then she said she wondered if she

Music is a very powerful tool. It has the power to bring happiness or sorrow. It can stir up old memories that someone has forgotten. In Berlioz’s case he uses one of his most famous pieces, Symphonie Fantastique to tell a story. Berlioz combines the use of instrumentation, rhythm and dynamics in a stunningly effective way that conveys to the listener a tragic tale of an artist, whose true love didn’t reciprocate his feelings leading him down a path of self destruction.

I like listening to pop music and one of my favorite songs is “The Show” by Lenka. The genre of this song “The Show” is Indie Pop which sounds lighter and less depressing. “The Show” is written by the Australian singer Lenka Kripac and the American singer/songwriter Jason Reeves. This song was released on September 6, 2008, and it was sung by Lenka. Based on my research, I have not found any older song that is familiar with this song “The Show”. Therefore, I believe this song is an original song. The tempo of this song is fast, but I can clearly find the beat of “The Show” and the meter is quadruple. This song is significant because when I listen to this song, I feel pleasant and optimistic. Besides, Lenka’s voice in this song can

In 1984, an iconic song was created by two sensational artists Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie. A song they created inspired millions, originally created for people of Africa during the time of a horrific famine, was later recreated for the earthquake of Haiti. And for many years our world has been through so much trauma, trauma such as diseases, shootings, and devastating natural disasters. That song we know as “We Are The World” created such an inspiring notion that sparks to change our perspective of the world, how it is ours the children like Jackson said’ “ We are the world, we are the children” meaning we are all connected and the lyrics of this song represents that.

This gives the poem an upbeat yet soothing rhythm, despite it not following a specific poetic structure. Which can be compared to the poets experience of playing the Haydn piece after a tough day, thus letting the reader also experience this. The fast pace and playfulness which is the consequence of only using couplets within the poem, reflects the inspiration of Haydn’s allegro pieces, proving that the translator in this case, made an advantageous choice when looking at structure. The soothing feeling is intensified by the words used to describe the playing of the music, “green, lively and calm.” (4). The use of contrasts in the poem also reflects the allegro tempo of Haydn’s music, such as, “Soft hammers strike.” (3). The connections made between music and freedom mentioned earlier is interesting, as poetry can sometime be considered confining due to the necessity of being economical with your language, which he demonstrates in “Allegro”. This may be a reason why Tranströmer prefers music to poetry. However overall the poem gives the impression that music is retreat for the

It is targeted at the wide audience who are acquainted with the events of the Cold War and the meaning of the fall of the Berlin War. In particular, this song is highly appealing to the audience who lived through the period of those dramatic changes with the hope for the better future. The message that is delivered to the audience implies the high value of the depicted events, and it shows the importance of the unity and brotherhood. The strong metaphor of the wind of change used in this context had a potential to be included in the consciousness of the people, and it actually managed to accomplish this. It tells about the emotions felt at the crucial moment, and everyone could agree with them. Thus, the message delivered by the song is applicable in different contexts and situations and for different kinds of the