Stevie Wonder's Song Ohne Namen

This song has poetic merit due to its allusions. It has a biblical allusion in stanza 2, line 1- “Lord, make me a rainbow….” . This clearly addresses God, which forms a biblical allusion. It also contains a historical allusion in stanza 2, line 3, when it states: “She’ll know...when she stands under my colours..”, hinting at a commonplace funeral tradition.

Palestrina had a simple but complex way when it came to his strategic plan in this piece. The piece is text­ driven as is written as a simile. Palestrina used Aesthetic appeal, emotional power, and intellectual depth to make this piece a true masterpiece. Part of Palestrina is strategic plan was to write the piece as a simile. He used the translation from Psalm 42, “ As a deer longs for springs of water, so my soul longs for you”. First off, this line is represented throughout the motet, like a simile. The deer longing for springs of water is a simile as to how the soul longs for God. Each part is put into three sections, because Palestrina is comparing “ As a deer longs for springs of water” and “ my soul longs for you”. Palestrina also uses “so” or “ita” to put the simile together, he uses this to show what is being compared and to help show that the deer longs for water is the same as the soul longs for God. Palestrina also shows text­painting when has the notes flowing just like the flowing of water when it says water. The springs of water is a comparison to God. Also, he when it states in the piece ,” my soul longs” the notes go down because the soul is connected to Earth. This is also a connection to how the notes go higher when it reaches God because God is up in heaven. As a result, the strategic plan was to make the piece a simile and

When listening to Hildegard’s piece, my temporary state of mind becomes more serene and spiritual (Mood). The piece creates an atmosphere that helps me forget about my troubles and gives me hope. Because the song sounds like something you would hear if you were to go to church to worship, it makes me think of religion; Specifically being at church (Imagery). As I listened and closed my eyes, I could picture myself sitting in church and looking at the light that passes through the stained glass windows. Hildegard’s piece reminds me of waking up on

These references to images from the Bible relate specifically to heaven. In the bible, chariots are often used for war purposes or to take souls to heaven. In the song, it describes a chariot coming to take them home, which is likely a metaphor for the Underground Railroad, meaning the chariot comes to take them on the path to freedom. Another religious image shown in this song is when it talks about the Jordan – the Jordan river. The song goes, “I looked over Jordan, an’ what did I see, Coming for to carry me home,” (Bedford 1079). The Jordan River flows through the holy land and is the site of Jesus’ baptism. The line in the song refers to looking over the Jordan River, which portrays how they are looking towards the holy land and seeing their freedom on the other side. The Jordan can also be considered an allusion from “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” because the Jordan represents the Ohio River. The Ohio River runs directly under Ohio and separated the northern states (Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, etc.) from the Southern states that were slave states (Kentucky, Virginia, etc.). Therefore, many slaves would cross the Ohio River to enter the North to escape

not understand it, it was the poetry of the new religion, something felt, in the marrow. The hymn about brothers who sat in darkness and in fear seemed to answer a vague and persistent question that haunted his

It is about a boy in the process of becoming a hard-working man and leaving his childhood behind. The notion of going into the world is represented in this poem because of the themes of change and growth. Therefore affirming the idea of a boy who has gone ‘over childhood’s borders’ and is “No more a child to be petted”. A possibility of becoming successful or misfortunate ponders through the poem because if he can overcome obstacles then he will be successful, “Now if success shall crown him /

Furthermore, the troubled man starts to follow the young boy, who is not bothering him, and steps on the back of his shoe. This startles the young boy, which also surprises the old man. The man becomes so scared of the unknown character that he went looking for, and chokes the song out of the innocent boy. Above all, the word sing is used through connotation and denotation. To illustrate, in the fifth stanza it states, “a Water person of old who grew troubled by the strange singing floating in the dark.” Singing is used as a connotation in this sentence representing life. Life is gentle and born with innocence, however the old man did not like this type of life and assume the young boy was doing a guilty act. No doubt, a hoodie on a rainy day is strange, candy and tea is uncommon partners, and singing a catchy tune by yourself is weird. Therefore, when the young boy turned around to a sudden pressure on the back of his shoe and took him out of his tune, the old man could not see his daughter, son, granddaughter, or grandson in the young boy’s eyes. The young boy was born with the same purity as a white child, but at that moment the old man became the judge, jury, and the

The song questions the life of a man. It compares it to be as short and meaningless as the life of an insect. Yet, humans continue to give into their desires and receive karma. When Washizu gets angry at the Evil Spirit for saying he will be Sovereign of Spider Web Castle, the Evil Spirit replies by saying humans are strange for being afraid to face their heart’s deep desires. After the encounter, both Washizu and Miki admits that deep in their hearts they do want to rule because who would not?

Stevie Wonder was born on May 13 in 1950. Stevie wonder is a singer and is known to many around the world. As a baby, the incubator he received provided too much oxygen to his brain which caused blindness. He showed interest in music at the age of eleven and learned to play the piano and the harmonica. He overcame his blindness by singing and playing musical instruments. He had dreams of singing professionally and showed an early interest in singing by performing in his church choir. At the age of eleven he met Ronnie White part of the Motown act the Miracles. Ronnie White brought Stevie to the Motown Records and recorded his first song called “I Call It Pretty Music. Stevie Wonder taught society to overcome their obstacles and follow

In this part, it is centered on the form and the structure of the poem. I’ve interpret the poem based on its style, sound and structure and the usage of semiotics in order to fully understand the poem. Just like in the 1st part, following the commands of God and as we have finished it and as the world modernized even more, we tend to disappear and fade away.

Throughout ancient history and from the the migration of early ancient people, religion became more than a small tribe’s belief but would transform nations and help shape human history. With the

I agreed with you that the song is a great funk track. I would listen to the song all day on phone. I thought the guitar and tambourine starts the song. Maybe I didn’t heard the keyboard playing. I love the song too, but I don’t know a lot of his song. The song was one my favorite’s song in the album Innervisions. Yes, the instrument played a great harmony throughout the song. If tempo was faster you wouldn’t hear Stevie Wonder incredible voice, and if the tempo was slower the song would be dull. The song is balanced with the tempo. Overall, I agree with this is a great

The speaker feels that faith has disappeared and has separated her or him from the "ebb and flow" of life. This lost faith is compared to a sea that is very similar to the sea described in the first stanza. Words of lightness and beauty are used once more. The shore "lays like the folds of a bright girdle furl'd." There is a sense of encompassing joy in this phrase. This bright and joyful image is then contrasted by the last five lines of the stanza. "The Sea of Faith" has now retreated, like a tide withdraws from the shore. It is interesting to note the similarities and differences between the words of these five lines and the words from the first stanza. The sweet "night-air"becomes "the night-wind," and the cliffs that were once "glimmering and vast" are still vast, but only dreary edges. The sea that was "round" and "full" has now left the world empty and exposed. Similarly, the speaker has lost his faith and feels alone and vulnerable.

I agree with you on track 6. I couldn’t pinpoint what it actually sounded like but overall the album was good. Stevie wonder is just amazing. All the music that I’ve heard from him were all hits such as Superstition, Isn’t She Lovely to name a few. His voice is awesome. The fact that he can play all different sorts of instruments is just amazing. I can’t play any instruments. To me, track 2 song reminds me of someone getting married could just be me though, I don’t know. Track 5 was a nice song to listen to as well, it’s in my top

He invites us into a tour of the “Musée des Beaux Arts”, in order for the reader to understand the “Old Masters’ point of view which is displayed in the paintings. The pronouns ‘its” and “it”(line 3) refer to the word suffering. Then, the following verses are meant to contrast with the suffering people experience. Those verses are descriptions of what is happening while other people are experiencing suffering. Unlike what we can imagine, the people described are not themselves in pain, they are just occupied with their everyday activities: “While someone else is eating or opening a window or just walking /dully along”(lines 4 to 5). Also, even a “miraculous birth”(line 7) does not keep people from being self-centered. In the first stanza, the author wants to insist on the fact that meaningful events are occurring, but people are not paying attention to what surrounds them. They just focus on their matter. In the second stanza, Auden names the work of art on which he is making the commentary: Brueghel’s Icarus. Brueghel painted Icarus in such a way that the part of the painting that is relevant to the title of the painting remains discrete. A disaster is occurring. Indeed, Icarus has fallen from the sky, and is now drowning. We can see his legs outside the water. Still, no one seems to care. The ship “that must have seen”(line 21) Icarus’ legs “sailed calmly on”. Auden here personifies the ship. This