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Literary Sound In Lyrics
By Reina Connolly
Rhyme Slide
Just the Way You Are – By Billy Joel
Don’t go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don’t imagine you’re to familiar
And I don’t see you anymore
I wouldn’t leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I’ll take the bad times
I’ll take you just the way you are
Explanation of Rhyme
• These song lyrics consist of eight lines with a rhyme pattern of A,
B, C, B. In other words, the second and fourth lines rhyme with the
last syllable. For example, before and anymore rhyme. In addition,
far and are rhyme. These pairs of words have similar sounds
produce by the same vowels.
Onomatopoeia Slide (Old MacDonald Had A Farm By, Trent Steel)
• Old MacDonald had a farm
Ee i ee i o
And on his farm he had some chicks
Ee i ee i o
With a cluck-cluck here
And a cluck-cluck there
Here a cluck, there a cluck
Everywhere a cluck-cluck
Old MacDonald had a farm
Ee i ee i o
Explanation of Onomatopoeia
• The definition of onomatopoeia is “the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom,
by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.”
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Onomatopoeia%20) In Old MacDonald
Had A Farm, the words “cluck-cluck”imitate the sound that a chicken makes. The
song continues with other representations of animal sounds.
RepetitionYou Are Loved (Don’t Give Up) – By Thomas Salter Don’t give upIt’s just the wait of the worldWhen your heart’s heavy II will lift it for you
Don’t give up Because you want to be heardIf silence keeps you I I will break it for you
Don’t give up It’s just the hurt that you hide When you’re lost inside II’ll be there to find you
Explanation of Repetition• Repetition as a literary sound device is “The return of a word, phrase,
stanza form, or effect in any form of literature. Repetition is an effective literary device that may bring comfort, suggest order, or add special meaning to a piece of literature.” (http://library.thinkquest.org/23846/library/terms/index.html) Every stanza in the song begins with the line “Don’t Give Up.” In this case, “Don’t Give Up” provides a special meaning to the song along with a sense of order and comfort.
Alliteration Where Are The Simple Joys of Maidenhood (From Camelot) I won’t be bid and bargained for like beads in a bazaar.
Explanation of Alliteration
Alliteration is “the commencement of two or more words of a word group with
the same letter, as in apt alliteration's artful aid.”
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alliteration)
In this case, the words that begin with b represents consonance. For instance,
the words
bid, bargained, beads, and bazaar all begin with the constant sound b. “These
words
provide an interesting twist to the lyrics as well as flow.
Rhythm Slide
Mentor
By Timothy Murphy
Had I known, only known
when I lived so near,
I'd have gone, gladly gone
foregoing my fear
of the wholly grown
and the nearly great.
But I learned alone,
so I learned too late.
Explanation of Rhythm
• Rhythm, as a literary device is a regular pattern of long and short
sounds that produces a beat. In the poem, Mentor by Timothy
Murphy, rhythm is produced by arranging the words in lines with
syllables of almost equal length.
Honors Portion
• There are many sound devices which create richness within poetic pieces
and lyrics. However, with so many literary devices used in past and
modern-day literature, an individual might prefer one style of poetry over
another. In my opinion, the literary device that appeals to me is
repetition. The reason why repetition is my favorite sound device is
because it gives meaning to the piece of literary work or in music
especially. As a singer and a heavy poetry reader, repetition of words,
phrases, sentence patterns gives me a strong sense of understanding
when interpreting lyrics and poetry.
Honors Portion
• In addition, the repetition gives me a visual illustration of what the
poetry and lyrics are trying to portray such as a certain theme or
emotion. Therefore, repetition makes the poetry or piece of music
more personal.