Friday, May 2, 2008
I Love You
Jessica Alleyne
English 4
Mr. Parry
04/08
English 4
Mr. Parry
04/08
I Love You
By: Jessica Alleyne
My love for you it has no end
You’re the reason my heart can beat again
I love you
The feelings I have for you I can’t ignore
As each day passes I cherish you more and more
I love you
You’re the peaches to my cream the root to my seed
Other than you there’s nothing else I will ever need
I love you
You’re the air that I breathe the water that I drink
The thought of loosing you is one I never think
I love you
I’ve never in my life felt quite like this
I would’ve never guessed that these feelings exists
I love you
Forever and always you’ll be my one and only
I owe you my life because you saved me
I love you
Broken Hearted
Jessica Alleyne
English 4
Mr. Parry
04/08
Broken Hearted
I’m lonely and my heart is broken in two
I keep asking myself just what will I do
He smiled in my face then played me like a game
To keep him I put my whole family to shame
I want to cry but I ask myself why
When all he well do is feed more lies
He says that he loves me and I love him too
But his action allows his true feelings to show through
I have to move on is what I’m told
But it’s easier said than done because the has his hold
The only way is to tear myself away
Even though this will hurt I’ll die if I stay
When in his presence things feel so right
But in the back of my mind I know our plight
So again broken hearted and though I dread this I know
If you really love someone sometimes you have to let them go…
English 4
Mr. Parry
04/08
Broken Hearted
By: Jessica Alleyne
I’m lonely and my heart is broken in two
I keep asking myself just what will I do
He smiled in my face then played me like a game
To keep him I put my whole family to shame
I want to cry but I ask myself why
When all he well do is feed more lies
He says that he loves me and I love him too
But his action allows his true feelings to show through
I have to move on is what I’m told
But it’s easier said than done because the has his hold
The only way is to tear myself away
Even though this will hurt I’ll die if I stay
When in his presence things feel so right
But in the back of my mind I know our plight
So again broken hearted and though I dread this I know
If you really love someone sometimes you have to let them go…
Thursday, May 1, 2008
What Do You Do
Jessica Alleyne
English 4
Mr. Parry
04/08
English 4
Mr. Parry
04/08
What Do You
By: Jessica Alleyne
What do you do
when the people you love don't love you
When the people you respect don't have the same for you at all
And could care less if you stumble and fall
What do you do
When the people you adore don't care about you
When the people you would sacrifice anything for
Just brush you away and practically ignore
Tell me what to do
To make them understand
That I care for them
I respect them
I adore them
I love them
Until they realize the strength of my feelings
I'll be right here waiting, praying, weeping...
Literary Devices
Jessica Alleyne
English 4
Mr. Parry
04/08
Literary Devices
Repetition: using a word more than once
The Boondocks: “The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence”
{Rumy repeats absence and evidence to convey that just because something isn’t there doesn’t mean another element is disproved.}
“There are known knowns and there are known unknowns, but there’s also unknown unknowns; things that we don’t know”
{Rumy repeats known and unknown to convey that you never know how something will turn out.}
Similie: a comparison of two objects using like or as.
The Boondocks: “Bout as funny as a lynching”
{Riley uses as to compare something’s humor to a lynching.}
The Simpsons: “Its like something out of that twighlighty show about that zone.”
{Homer uses like to compare something to the Twighlight Zone.}
Rocket Man By Elton John: “And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then”
{The speaker in this song compares himself in a plane to the height of a kite using as.}
Irony: words that say one thing but mean another.
The Simpsons: “I am so smart, I am so smart, s-m-r-t… I mean s-m-A-r-t.”
{Homer says he’s smart but spells smart wrong.}
Oxymoron: words that obviously contradict each other.
The Simpsons: “I don’t want to go, so if he asks me to go, I’ll just say ‘Yes!’.”
{Homer says he doesn’t want to go, but when asked he will say yes.}
“I’m no supervising technician, I’m a technical supervisor.”
{Homer says he’s not a supervising technician, but contradicts that by saying he is a technical supervisor.}
The Simpsons: “Shut up, Brian, or I’ll stab you with a Q-tip!”
{Homer says that he will stab Brian with a Q-tip when, in fact, a Q-tip would do no damage.}
Someone’s Last Song By Elton John: “And I’ve drunk myself sober.”
{The speaker in this song says that he drank until he was sober, yet this is impossible to do unless he drank himself to death.}
English 4
Mr. Parry
04/08
Literary Devices
Repetition: using a word more than once
The Boondocks: “The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence”
{Rumy repeats absence and evidence to convey that just because something isn’t there doesn’t mean another element is disproved.}
“There are known knowns and there are known unknowns, but there’s also unknown unknowns; things that we don’t know”
{Rumy repeats known and unknown to convey that you never know how something will turn out.}
Similie: a comparison of two objects using like or as.
The Boondocks: “Bout as funny as a lynching”
{Riley uses as to compare something’s humor to a lynching.}
The Simpsons: “Its like something out of that twighlighty show about that zone.”
{Homer uses like to compare something to the Twighlight Zone.}
Rocket Man By Elton John: “And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then”
{The speaker in this song compares himself in a plane to the height of a kite using as.}
Irony: words that say one thing but mean another.
The Simpsons: “I am so smart, I am so smart, s-m-r-t… I mean s-m-A-r-t.”
{Homer says he’s smart but spells smart wrong.}
Oxymoron: words that obviously contradict each other.
The Simpsons: “I don’t want to go, so if he asks me to go, I’ll just say ‘Yes!’.”
{Homer says he doesn’t want to go, but when asked he will say yes.}
“I’m no supervising technician, I’m a technical supervisor.”
{Homer says he’s not a supervising technician, but contradicts that by saying he is a technical supervisor.}
The Simpsons: “Shut up, Brian, or I’ll stab you with a Q-tip!”
{Homer says that he will stab Brian with a Q-tip when, in fact, a Q-tip would do no damage.}
Someone’s Last Song By Elton John: “And I’ve drunk myself sober.”
{The speaker in this song says that he drank until he was sober, yet this is impossible to do unless he drank himself to death.}
Someone's Final Song
Artist: Elton JohnAlbum:
Love Songs (UK TV Label)
Title: Someone's Final Song
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album Blue Moves
He died when the house was empty
When the maid had gone
He put a pen to paper for one final song
He wrote -
Oh babe, it's the only way
I know it's wrong but I can't stand
To go on living, to go on living, living life this way
And I don't know what the time is
Or what the next line is
Or how you're going to take the news
But if I had my life again
I wouldn't change a thingI'd let nobody, I’d let nobody
Stand inside my shoes
Something's gotten hold of me
This home is not the home it used to be
I've gathered dust like the dying flowers
And I’ve drunk myself sober
After hours and hours
After hours and hours
Love Songs (UK TV Label)
Title: Someone's Final Song
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album Blue Moves
He died when the house was empty
When the maid had gone
He put a pen to paper for one final song
He wrote -
Oh babe, it's the only way
I know it's wrong but I can't stand
To go on living, to go on living, living life this way
And I don't know what the time is
Or what the next line is
Or how you're going to take the news
But if I had my life again
I wouldn't change a thingI'd let nobody, I’d let nobody
Stand inside my shoes
Something's gotten hold of me
This home is not the home it used to be
I've gathered dust like the dying flowers
And I’ve drunk myself sober
After hours and hours
After hours and hours
Circle of Life
Artist: Elton John
Album: Love Songs (MCA Label USA)
Title: Circle Of Life
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Available on the soundtrack the Lion King
From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be doneSome say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give
In the circle of life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faithIt's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life
Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
Album: Love Songs (MCA Label USA)
Title: Circle Of Life
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Available on the soundtrack the Lion King
From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be doneSome say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give
In the circle of life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faithIt's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life
Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
Rocket Man Lyrics
Artist: Elton John
Album: Candle In The Wind
Title: Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album Honky Château
She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero hour nine a.m.
And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the earth so much I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no I’m a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it's cold as hell
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
And all this science I don't understandIt's just my job five days a week
A rocket man, a rocket man
And I think it's gonna be a long long time...
Album: Candle In The Wind
Title: Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album Honky Château
She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero hour nine a.m.
And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the earth so much I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no I’m a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it's cold as hell
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
And all this science I don't understandIt's just my job five days a week
A rocket man, a rocket man
And I think it's gonna be a long long time...
Someone's Last Song
Jessica Alleyne
Mr. Parry
English 4
Mr. Parry
English 4
04/08
Someone’s Last Song
By: Elton John
By: Elton John
Everyone goes through trials and tribulations; some don’t have the strength to make it through with their life. In this song, Someone’s Last Song by Elton John, the speaker tells the story of a man who went through a difficult time, fell short in strength, and took his life. I will be analyzing the occasion, diction, and symbolism in this song.
The occasion in this song could be the moment before the man this song is about takes his life. We can assume this because in line 7, he says that can’t stand to “To go on living… life this way”. This statement makes the reader realize what this man is about to do. Also in line 5, he says that he thinks that “it's the only way”. Many people that go through things like this think that taking their own life is the only way to get rid of the pain they have to live with on a day to day basis.
The diction in this song is one sorrow. The words used in this song let the reader(s) know that something bad has or is about to happen. For example, the man says “he know it's wrong”. When this kind of decision is made, the individual knows it’s wrong, but they feel they have no choice. They feel that they have to kill themselves, feeling that all they are doing is hurting those around them. They feel worthless so, according to them, who would care if they chose to end their life? Also, the speaker says that the man in this song “died when the house was empty”. When people make decisions like this, they tend to carry the actions out in solitude. They often don’t want to hurt their loved ones, but know that they will if they do what they want to do. Therefore, they carry out their decisions alone.
The symbolism in this song is subtle, yet when analyzed, its very interesting. For example in line 3, the speaker says that this man “put a pen to paper for one final song”. This line symbolizes the letter he wrote to leave behind once he was found dead. Individuals that commit suicide often leave behind letters to their loved ones explaining what they did and the reasons for their actions. Also, in lines 13 and 14, the speaker said that “I'd let nobody…/Stand inside my shoes”. His shoes symbolize his life, and everything that has to do with him. He could be saying that he would give his life to anybody else so that he could be rid of the hurt he suffers.
No matter who you are, what you do, or how you live, everyone has hard times. The key to those hard times is to live to learn from your mistakes. Breaking down and giving up isn’t the only answer, although many think that it is. If one commits suicide, they think their putting themselves out of their misery, and this may be so. However, one must think how much they would hurt the people they love. Think about the son who will grow up without his father, the husband who will grow old alone, the parents who will have to bury their child. Committing suicide is a very selfish action, not to mention running away from your problems. No one should feel they have to give up and write their Final Song.
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