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FIND WHAT SONG TELL YOU

A song is an artistic composition of tones or sounds in a sequence, combination, and temporal relationship (usually accompanied by musical instruments) to produce a musical composition that contains unity and continuity.

Social Function of the Song

Song is similar kind to a poem technically but with more adapted to the melody instead of pure verse. It has social function too, they are

- to inspire the listeners with the message beyond

- to motivate the listeners either from its tune and melody or the lyric itself.

- to express public opinion about the social phenomena, usually used for the chants in demonstration

- to entertain public

- to be used as a media for language learning.

Language features

1. Rhythm (Rhythm is used to create mood)

2. Figure of speech

1.) IMAGERY

=> The formation of mental images due to figurative and descriptive language

Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe

"your stare was holdin',

Ripped jeans, skin was showin',

Hot night, wind was blowin'"

2.) RHYME (Internal or End rhyme)

=> Rhyming words within or at the ends of lines.

Justin Bieber - BABY

You know you love me, i know you care

Just shout whenever, and i'll be there

You are my love, you are my heart

And we will never ever ever be apart

Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball

We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain

We jumped never asking why

We kissed, i fell under your spell

A love no one could deny

3.) ONOMATOPOEIA

=> The use of words that imitate sounds.

Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

CAN'T YOU HEAR THAT

BOOM, BADOOM, BOOM

BOOM, BADOOM, BOOM,

BASS?

4.) PERSONIFICATION

=> Is a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.

Imagine Dragons - It's Time

" Cause after all, this city

never sleeps at night..."

THE CITY DOESN'T ACTUALLY "SLEEP"

5.) SYMBOL

=> A symbol is anything that stands for or represents something else

Justin Timberlake - MIRRORS

In this song, "mirrors" is symbolizing a reflection between two people that are very close and are in love

6.) HYPERBOLE

=> A hyperbole is an obvious or intentional exaggeration.

One Republic - Counting Stars

" Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars "

Counting stars is an exaggeration

7.) IDIOM

=> An idiom is a phrase in which the literal meaning of the words does not add up to the actual meaning

Adele - Someone Like You

" Out of the blue "

8.) ALLITERATION

=> Alliteration is the repitition of the initial consonant sound in a line

Uncle Cracker - SMILE

You're better that the best

i'm lucky just to linger in your life

9.) SIMILE

=> A simile is a figure of speech that uses LIKE or AS to make a direct comparison between two unlike things.

MAROON 5 - Moves Like Jagger

I've got the moves LIKE Jagger

10.) METAPHOR

=> Describes something as though it were something else. It use the words IS or ARE

Selena Gomez - Naturally

You are the thunder... I am the lightning

3. Imagery (Imagery describes about feelings and emotions)

Text Structure

1. Coda

2. Refrain/Chorus

3. Title

4. Verse

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