Sing a Song ( Chapter 9 Part 3 )

      

A.    Social Function in a song
Song is purposed to communicate certain messages through a beautiful verses which can only be understood by deep reasoning and feeling.

B.    Language Features in a song
1.    Rhyme = is a repetition of similar sounds (not letters)
For example:
Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted
I fell right through the crack
Now I’m trying to get back

2.    Figurative language = is the use of words, phrase, or sentence to beautify or sometimes ti hide the meaning.
For example:
I tried to be chill but you’re so hot that I melted

3.    Denotation and Connotation = Denotative is the real or the literal (dictionary definition). Connotation is the hidden meaning.

C.    Figurative language in a song
1.    Simile = a figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, as in “she is like a rose.”
2.    Metaphor = a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “I am a rock, I am an island” meaning I cannot be harmed and I am independent”.
3.    Onomatopoeia = the formation of a word, as cuckoo,  boom, buzz, zip, bang by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
4.    Personification = the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions  Example: The sun opened its sleepy eyes and smiled down on the Earth as a new day began.
5.    Oxymoron = A figure of speech in which a pair of opposite or contradictory terms are used together for emphasis. Example: Organized chaos, a wise fool
6.    Paradox, = A statement or proposition which is self-contradictory, unreasonable, or illogical. Example: There is no absolute truth.
7.    Hyperbole = A figure of speech which uses an extravagant or exaggerated statement to express strong feelings. Example: I’ve told you millions of times to go away.
8.    Extended Metaphor = A metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences. Example: Suzie is a beautiful young flowering girl. Her cheeks are flush with the spring of life. She has the fragrance of youth about her.