![]() ![]() Hyperbole can be noticed in the line, "I wanna scream till the words dry out, " which is a massive exaggeration that is indicating that the speaker wants to express themselves as loud as they can until they can no longer talk which is clearly not possible. Other poetic elements in the song are simile as seen in the line, "A heart as loud as lions," which compares our inner abilities and foundations to that of a lions commanding roar. ![]() The speaker is optimistic about what's to come as long as we quite simply be ourselves and let go of what's holding us back. The line, "There's no need to be afraid," is clearly building upon this tone, as it reassures the audience that we have nothing to worry about in expressing ourselves, and that there are no consequences to our actions of being who we really are. spent a lifetime in silence." In dealing with another element, the tone of the lyrics, is one of great optimism as the central idea is based upon how we need to let others hear our ideas and opinions in order to move forward and achieve great things in life. The speaker is more likely at least age 30 as they seem to be speaking from past experiences that occurred over a longer period of time as seen in the line, ". The speaker could possibly be someone who used to be quiet and very kept to themselves, but once they let their voice be heard and lost their fear of expressing themselves, has experienced great success and greater opportunities. They use phrases, "So why let your voice be tamed?", and "So stop hiding it away," to further inform people that it's okay to be yourself and let others see who you are. Although we cannot formally conclude the gender of the speaker, we can notice that the speaker is very persuasive, and encouraging, as they want other people to join in with them in expressing their ideas to the world and letting their voices be heard loud and clear. First of all, the speaker in the song really has no defined gender mainly due to the fact that the subject matter is able to be addressed to either a male or a female. This song has an incredible amount amount of stylistic elements that are commonly present in numerous literary works including songs. Finally the poem contains major emphasis of certain lines by using repetition, such lines as the refrain, "Come on, come on" are repeated throughout the song as a way of connecting to the audience by reinforcing that the speaker wants other people to take her advice and join him or her. In dealing with poetic syntax this song is seen as having little to no punctuation and can be classified as enjambed. This can also be found in stanza 1 with the endings wrong and song, and tamed and ashamed. Along with this, we notice that although the song has no distinguished rhyme scheme there are cases where the ending words of lines rhyme with other ending words. Also, this song is a clear example of open form poetry because of these lines in varying length. ![]() As for syllable counts in these lines there is no major repetition of lines containing the same syllable count, and furthermore the song has a wide range of syllable counts between lines, with some being significantly longer than others. ![]() In dealing with the song "Read All About It" by Emeli Sande, the first two main verses each contain 14 lines, while the chorus contains 12 lines, therefore we easily notice that the verses are equal in length. The form of a work refers to how the work is presented to an audience in order to deliver a specific message. ![]()
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