Theme: Literature-poems-lyrics
It is all in the lyrics
Do the lyrics matter when you listen to music? Have you
ever thought about the fact that lyrics are similar to poetry?
Can you quote a poem? Have you ever read a poem out
load or listened to somebody reading poetry?
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What to achieve:
 Describe your own choice in music (lyrics, history, identity)
 Appreciate other people’s work - lyrics and poetry
 Create your own poetry or lyrics
 Recognise and interpret imagery (symbol, metaphor)
 Understand moods in the text (satire, irony, comic)
 Understand how language can be used artistically to express
thought and evoke emotion
Tools list to help you interpret your favourites:
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Playing with the SOUNDS of words
Rhyme: word endings that sound alike including at least the final vowel sound. Ex. Time, slime
Rhythm: a regular pattern of accented syllables. Ex. i THOUGHT i SAW a PUSsyCAT.
Repetition: The recurrence of words and phrases for effect. Ex. I was so so so so glad.
Alliteration: repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Ex. Fast and furious
Assonance: repeated vowel sounds. Ex. He's a bruisin' loser.
Onomatopoeia: words that sound like their meanings. Ex. Swoosh, Zip, Gurgle
Playing with the MEANINGS of words
Simile: a comparison using "like" or "as." Ex. He's as dumb as an ox.
Metaphor: a direct comparison. Ex. He's an zero.
Personification: Treating a non-human thing with human characteristics. Ex. The days crept by slowly,
sorrowfully.
Hyperbole: Exaggeration used for effect. Ex. He weighs a ton.
Metonymy: Substituting one word or phrase for another that is closely related. Ex. The White House stated
today that...
Synecdoche: A part represents the whole. Ex. The football player is hanging up his spikes.
Symbol: an object that represents something else. Ex. A small cross by the dangerous curve on the road
reminded all of Johnny's death.
Contrast: closely arranging things with strikingly different characteristics Ex. He was dark, sinister, and cruel;
she was radiant, pleasant, and kind.
Paradox: a seeming contradiction. Ex. The faster I go the behinder I get.
Irony: something said that is opposite its intended meaning.
Ex. Wow, thanks for expensive gift...let's see: did it come with a Fun Meal or the Burger King equivalent?
(American understanding of the term)
Playing with the IMAGES of words
Imagery: the use of vivid language to generate ideas and/or evoke emotion via the five senses.
Examples:
Sight: Smoked mysteriously puffed out from the clown's ears.
Sound: Tom placed his ear tightly against the wall; he could hear a faint but distinct thump thump thump.
Touch: The burlap wall covering scraped against the little boy's cheek. Taste: A salty tear ran across onto her
lips. Smell: Cinnamon! That's what wafted into his nostrils.
Internet resources:
Rock Lyrics Poetry http://entrypoints.com/RockLyrics/RockLyrics.html
Famous poetry collection
http://quotations.about.com/od/poemlyric1/Poem_Lyrics_Some_of_the_Best_Poems_sorted_by_poet.htm
Serious poetry http://wiki.elearning.ubc.ca/tela/PoetryWorkshops
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