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“Tony Bennett was on the radio, and saying, “Please,” her voice catching on the newness of the word, Helen asked me to turn it up.” - Page 108, That’s Amore

Explication of “Frank Sinatra’s Gum” “Frank Sinatra’s Gum” is written by Kelly Simon and covers the important issue of conformity vs the individual. This story features a girl in junior high who gets to interview Frank Sinatra and decides to go against the grain. Simon says, “Secretly I did not adore him like the other girls in junior high did” (1).

In addition to the silly depiction of Carol and Howard as people who so dread public humiliation as singles that they gladly agree to attach themselves to the first appropriate suitor, Gallant also employs an ironic tone and various figurative terms of language to comment on the laughable yet somewhat pathetic circumstance in which the couple find themselves. Many distinctions are made between the ?illusion? of love as a wonderful thing complete with ?violets,? a ?misty background,? and the romantic ?moonlight,? and the actuality of a practical marriage. Though not every proposal can be so romantic, Gallant deliberately emphasizes the underwhelming quality

The song, "Funny The Way It Is" by Dave Mattews Band uses many different poetic devices to help aid in the deeper meaning of the poem. The poem is ultimately a paradox, with every statement being contradicted. The singer starts off by rhyming the first to lines to bring emphasis to a happy start. This effects makes the next line two lines, which are contradictory, even stronger. He uses examples of personification and simile, such as ,"somebody's heart is broken."[line12] and "the way your mouth feels in your lover's kiss like a pretty bird on a breeze [line 13/14] to help create a powerful understanding of the emotions involved. The singer uses juxtaposition throughout the poem in lines such as, "on a soldier's last breath, his baby's being

In alternative pop music, numerous people would mistake the song’s rhythm as a typical love song rather than recognizing the rhythms purpose in the song. Hozier establishes a methodical pace throughout the song similar to a worker’s pace. Without a methodical rhythm the workers could not accomplish the tasks correctly. In the first stanza, Hozier illustrates himself working in a difficult environment and talks to his coworkers about his and his “baby’s” relationship. The first part of the stanza is,

Music is such a beautiful creation, the way the melody, rhythm, tempo, all mix together to become a masterpiece. One specific genre of music, the blues, was heavily popular in the early 20th century. The blues is a tradition-oriented music style from the rural Southern African-American origin (“Jazz in America”, n.d. ). It usually had secular content, which is disparate from how it was when it first began. Blues music originated in plantations, where slaves sung, using it as a mental escape method from their oppression. Even though it started off in a simple way, it eventually turned into a serious entertainment. Bessie Smith and Billie Holliday, two well-known blues female singers, became hit sensations.

Johnny Cash was a diverse individually, his music spanning several genre’s from rock and roll, to blues, to gospel. He is a popular culture icon and considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. This article takes snippets of the most popular culture moments of Johnny Cash’s carrier and turns them into a love sonnet. The song opens about how a man in black makes her want to buy a Cadillac. Johnny always drove a black Cadillac and he was know as “the man in Black”. The song goes on to talk about going down to Jackson town, this was the first duet Johnny and June sang and the song “Jackson” is about a couple thinking that they are better than the other to be suited to the city’s night life. The song talks about this, I wanna be there on stage with you...could be the next rage too...hear the crowd...make’em want more. A subtle line about Johnny’s public image is, kick out the footlights, something Johnny mastered and was know for durning his live performances. The most evident references to the love relationship come during the chorus. Rings of fire burin’ with you and I wanna walk the line till the end of time, both of these lines are about loving someone so much that is all you think about. “Ring of Fire” and “Walk the Line” are also two of Johnny’s biggest hit songs or signature songs,

In the third section it says, “two old people without a thing children gone but still they sing side to side on that front porch swinging livin on love” (Livin on love). My third song i did carrying your love with me by George Strait and he is explaining how the love for his woman is always with him. It says, “I’m carrying your love with me West Virginia down to Tennessee i’ll be moving with the good lords speed carrying your love with me” (Carrying your love with). My fourth song i did love me tender by elvis presley in this song he’s explaining his love. In this the first verse it says, “Love me tender love me sweet never let me go you have made my life complete and I love you so” (Love me

Post-colonialism and magical realism are separate topics that connect often because they were both prevalent in primitive America. Magical realism is a literary mode that is used to express something more vividly and attractively, it has two conflicting perspectives since there are parts that may appear to be physically correct and possible and others appear to be fictional. Julio Cortazars’ “The Night Face Up” is a story filled with magical realism and post-colonialism because the story that is told explains the dreams of a protagonist who dreams of being an Aztec warrior who is being hunted. The chosen passages exhibit examples of hierarchies, post-colonialism, and magical realism.

Songs have for many years used love as a central theme. From that aspect, “I Walk the Line,” is pretty standard. In fact, the love

This is fitting with the rest of the narrator’s description of these times. The closeness of mother and son, the evenings usually ending with the boy in his mother’s arms while she “croon [s} some old melody without words” (5). The narrator notes during these times, his mother would look into the fire “with great dark eyes, …to where? No one knew but her” (5). This image personifies a surreal moment when music takes the heart and mind to another time and place. The two were in harmony with each other, he forming the background of her existence while she lived each day in a pleasing manner of daily routine and motherly instruction.

A Room with a View is a love story about a young proper women who is engaged to a proper man she does not love, and the frantic efforts a

The short story “Why Don’t you Dance?” by Raymond Carver follows the story of a young couple having a strange encounter with an older man who has seemed to have lost someone close to him who also tries to connect with their relationship in an absurd way. The old man sets the mood for the reader by having all his furniture organized outside his house the same way it was inside. The old man and the girl had a dance together, essentially, it was the strangest part of the story. The way the author wrote this short story affects the way the reader comprehends the theme. The author develops the overall theme of the story by using diction, symbolism, structure and absurdity throughout the text.

In the poem, The Love song, written by T.S. Elliot, J Alfred Prufrock is a man who is very lonely and insecure. He goes throughout his life wishing for a change, but never stepping up to the plate and actually making a change. The title of the poem portrays to the reader that the poem is going to be full of love and romance. The reader soon found out later that the poem is just the opposite from the title, a sad, lonesome man who is not only lacking love, but also lacking self confidence and self esteem.

-When I do have a problem with focusing on my studies, and at home, especially to my mom.