Rhetorical Analysis Of John Lennon's 'Imagine'

It was argued that the song ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds ', was code for the hippy drug LSD. Though the band claimed it was based on a painting that Lennon 's son Julian had drawn. The fact that the group had admitted they 'd done the drug previously didn 't help their case, but they

The hippie aesthetic implies a song has a message to convey to the listening audience by any means at their disposal (Covach & Flory, 2015). My interpretation of this would be exemplified in the song “War” by Edwin Starr released in 1970 on his album titled “War and Peace”. Written as a protest against the Vietnam War (War by Edwin Starr), the listener cannot misinterpret the intended message. Most songs are not as direct as to their meaning but are none the less passionate about the topic. “Silent Running” by Mike and the Mechanics is one such song. Other songs are not as ‘global’ in their message but take on a personal connotation and elicit the listener’s emotions, such as “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper.

Ilian Garcia Gautam Emani ENGL-111G-M06 September 22, 2014 Rhetorical Analysis Green Day: Working Class Hero Green Day released a John Lennon cover song “Working Class Hero” the album was used to control the power of Lennon's music to inspire a new generation of activists to stand up for human rights. Through the lyrics Green Day communicates how members of the working class brought up and processed by the government. In this way the song is done to agree with the change of generation, definitely they had a large portion of his audience positively respond to his message. In the lyrics of “Working Class Hero” Green Day represents having full knowledge as to what the working class must encounter throughout their lives.

Songs, used to create messages, give singers the ability to speak about concerns that are relevant in the current everyday life. A powerful ways songwriters achieve this is by applying the use of imagery. Lyricists use this help readers of literary works to understand specific ideas that the writer is trying to convey. By using symbolism in songs, singers can discuss issues in ways that connect with the listener on a deeper level. Using this method in songwriting is crucial when discussing important subjects; influencing the public in a way that is not direct and more effective. In “ Don’t You Cry For Me,” songwriter Cobi uses repeated images of trees and individuals hanging as metaphors for his feelings towards facing injustice. It is through

“Imagine” as it had been mentioned before was a sensitive message to the entire world, also it was a great way to send many political letters to the world’s leaders back at that time. Besides all that, the song we are trying to analyze was a manifesto against capitalism and patriotism. Since John Lennon was an active member among the hippie movement, a movement that fought and advocated for peace, freedom and love, he did reveal his thoughts and ideas through his song, and that what made his song wear its

In his article, Brooks strongly focuses on how protesting work with music based on moral, physical and perceptual. A song is written not only to sell, it is also composed depend on individials’ speeches that about peace, avoiding violence and war. Brooks expresses people against themselves when they protest because they would be arrested by violence, so people should not protest and ask themselves why they have to protest. However, actually, people need to protest because it is also their benefits that they must protect. Protesting and avoiding against themselves, it seems to be impossible, but it is not. Protest music can make impossible to possible. Brooks analyses how majority, chorus, and footnote impact to a protest music. In addition,

There have been many people, known as artists, who have tried to change the world through their art. “Art” can be paintings, music, dances, sculptures, literature, or photography. There are many ways to communicate and express ones feelings but The Beatles did it through their popular music. Although they didn’t focus on changing the world of politics or try to protest through their music they have songs that focus on those exact two things.

Civil rights activist, Matin Luther King Jr., in his “I Have a Dream” speech, addresses the inequalities that were prevalent in America in the 1960s. King’s purpose is to demand societal change, so that all people are equal without separation based on race. He adopts a powerful tone in order to inspire the African Americans to nonviolently protest the inequalities present in their communities.

It was a new kind of power.” I believe this is the most important part of the article because it shows the impact the Beatles had on this generation of people. They gave this generation of young teenagers a sense of challenging authority figures, mainly the norms that their parents have set for them. I think this statement really shows the impact the Beatles had on the American youth. The Beatles, as the reader can see, were more than just a boy band, they were a revolutionary movement for the people of the authors age to test the authority figures around them.

One of their most famous songs, “All You Need Is Love”, talks about love being the most important thing in the world. There are numerous songs that they wrote that emphasize the importance of love and peace in the world. The songs “All You Need Is Love” corresponded with the Vietnam War because they wanted the message to get through to the government. These soldiers were fighting on enemy grounds and there were thousands of casualties due to a war that most of our citizens believed was wrong. The Beatles were the spokespeople of an angry population and they attempted to get through with music. Another songs that spoke along the lines of peace was “Revolution.” This song speaks to the people of the country to stop the violent protests and instead band together and form a new

This song was released on the “Apple” label and was one of the bigger hits off the album. The Beatles’ influence on music was so huge that even history books included their arrival to America and considered it as turning point in the history of Rock. This song has a cold war focus although it does get to mentions Vietnam. The Cold war had been going on during this era and was the reason for the creation of the song. Anti-war songs were a great statement to make especially for a group with a magnitude as big as theirs. The

The Beatles’ level of success enabled their music to attain major influence throughout the United States. Because of this, their music was distributed to youth all over the United States. Through the technology that the band took advantage of during the recording process, they were able to accurately express their ideas and opinions. The lyrics of “Within You Without You” demonstrate The Beatles expressing opinions on spirituality and religion that specifically discuss thinking for oneself. While the youth were being introduced to The Beatles’ music, they were simultaneously gaining a new independence from their families.

This was my favorite writing assignment, because it was a fun topic. In this essay, we were allowed to analysis a text for its rhetorical appeals. I chose to write about a song. I chose this because to me music is universal, music can change your mood, and music can change your perspective. Ethos, logos and pathos where the big three in this paper and when writing the paper, you had to show how the writer builds these rhetorical appeals. I chose the song What I Love About The South by Rodney Atkins. Before writing this time I wanted to make sure I had a firm understanding of what I needed to write about, so I read the book about the three things that make a good rhetorical triangle, asked question and worked really hard on all of the in class activities. Ethos is the use of persuasive language that appeals to the character of the reader/listener. Pathos is the use of language to appeal to the reader/listener emotionally in terms of beliefs. Logos is the use of language to appeal to the reader/listener on a logical level. Ethos, Pathos, and Logos all made me immediately thing of the song What I Love About The South. While writing this paper the first time, I just knew that I had an “A” paper. I felt I had a great understanding of a rhetorical analysis. I wrote about how Rodney builds his rhetorical appeal. I noted within the paper where you could find ethos “Grew up down here

The opening chords of the soft and folk sounding acoustic guitar introduce the listener to a completely vulnerable John Lennon on vocals. In this song, Lennon attempts to create a folk song by imitating one of his main influencers at the time, Bob Dylan. We hear a different side of John Lennon that focuses on the emotional experience, rather than rock n’ roll.

“Revolution” was released on November 22, 1968 by The Beatles. It is one of the many popular songs in The Beatles (White Album). This song best represents me as a person because its main message is that we all want to change the world. One important lyrics of this song also says “But when you talk about destruction, don’t you know that you can count me out.” This means that you can change the world without violence. The song “Revolution” has lyrics that represent me because I agree that with most that the song is implying.