Viva la Vida

Songs are made for people to enjoy or connect to. Songs can also describe things or even teach things. I chose the song Viva La Vida because I enjoy it and connect to it. It also describes things and teaches things. When there are teachings there must be learners. This year in 8th grade I didn't only learn what was required by the curriculum, but also other things. The theme for my 8th grade year is growing up, moving on and things coming to an end. Lines, tunes and beats of the song describe my

The very first album that I owned was Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends.” In my opinion, it is the best album the Britpop band has yet to release. I couldn’t wait to come home after school to drop my bag at the door, run up the stairs and listen to Viva la Vida on my brother’s hand-me-down iPod. Each track had a different blend of guitar bridges, catchy melodies, and booming drumbeats. Everything down to the cover artwork of an old French painting of a battle during the first

Viva La Vida Some people say magic doesn't exist, but every time I hear a story in music and am immediately transported to another time, another place, I can’t help but believe in the magic of sound. “Viva La Vida,” by Coldplay, is a perfect example of the power music can have on us as we hear its captivating story. The powerful messages, storyline, and figurative language expressed in this poem make it a timeless and immeasurably valuable tale for those who hear it. This song has many examples

This sonnet is a remarkable pastiche of the song "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay, which has been modified by Erik Didriksen. The poet "rewrite[s] pop songs as sonnets" in "[a]n exciting and fun project that demonstrates the ongoing appeal of the English sonnet" titled as Pop Sonnets (David Hadbawnik). Seeing that the poem is written as a Shakespearean sonnet; it is consisted of 14 lines that are grouped into three quatrains: 4 lines, and one couplet: 2 lines, and is written in an iambic pentameter. The

of empires and kingdoms that have fallen due to power and corruption. Kings and rulers, who were once able to break all laws without any consequences, became shadows of their former selves and were forced to be remembered as failures. The song “Viva la Vida” by Coldplay shows first-hand account of a king, Louis XVI, the last monarch of France, who had fallen prey to the destruction that power can bring. Listeners get a memoir of this king who went from being a the pillar of society to a man whose

feelings, and emotions. Define human nature, “characterize humankind, especially in contrast with other living things,” but humankind doesn’t always conclude in happiness, but a lesson learned. For example, The Count of Monte Cristo, and the song “Viva La Vida” the writers use of figurative language reveals that theme human nature, and power, can lead to destruction ones life, and can corrupt them. For starters, when a traumatic event occurs, figurative language role play is exaggeration, which leads

Essay Everyone strives to become powerful, and everyone claims they want to be the best. However, not everyone fully comprehends the consequences that accompany achieving such a goal. In “The Count of Monte Cristo” written by Alexandre Dumas and “Viva La Vida”written by the band Coldplay both authors use imagery and detail to emphasize the idea that power allows people to get overconfident with themselves when it can also be the greatest achievement to achieve. Alexandre Dumas demonstrates the theme

Nereyda Bautista Professor Scheinuck Art 160 M 6-9PM Due: 04/14/2017 Iron Woman Frida Kahlo is the most known Mexican artist for her selfportraits. Majority of her paintings were including herself. She would paint her deep rooted feelings, a number of them may be found disturbing for some, for example: My Birth, My Nurse and I, Henry Ford Hospital, The Broken Column, and many others. Frida Kahlo was a surrealist considering the time of her work starting in the 1920s. Born July 6th, 1907, in Mexico

For many years, people have noticed that one man with a lot of power will abuse it. “Viva La Viva” is a poet about a king who use to be in power of everything but lost it all. On the other hand, The Count Of Monte Cristo is about a man, Edmond Dantes, who is betrayed by his friends, and gets sent to jail. Once he escapes, he seeks revenge on them. In “Viva La Vida” and The Count of Monte Cristo, the writers’ use of hyperbole and imagery portrays the idea that too much power can cause one’s destruction

Count of Monte Cristo and Viva La Vida. Each paragraph will be relating diction used by both authors to prove a point. In the Count of Monte Cristo Edmond Dantes a sailor is framed and put in jail. After many painful years he escapes to put forward his revenge plan. Viva La vida is a hit song/poem; the lyrics imply that a man once was a king, and after being used he is overthrown, and a new person is to take his spot. In Viva La Vida and