Song+making+2+--lyrics

What do we need in order to write good poem for our songs.

Read these lyrics,can you find any similarities among them?

Can you summarize some common features, in terms of structure, poetic devices in these lyrics?


 * Goodbye Blue Sky (Waters) 2:48**

//"Look mummy, there's an aeroplane up in the sky"//

//Did you see the frightened ones?// //Did you hear the falling bombs?//

//Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter when the// //promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath a clear blue// //sky?//

//Did you see the frightened ones?// //Did you hear the falling bombs?// //The flames are all gone, but the pain lingers on.//

//Goodbye, blue sky// //Goodbye, blue sky.// //Goodbye.// //Goodbye.// //Goodbye.//

//I see trees of green, red roses too// //I see them bloom for me and you// //And I think to myself, what a wonderful world//
 * What a wonderful World.**

//I see skies of blue and clouds of white// //The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night// //And I think to myself, what a wonderful world//

//The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky// //Are also on the faces of people going by// //I see friends shakin' hands, sayin' "How do you do?"// //They're really saying "I love you"//

//I hear babies cryin', I watch them grow// //They'll learn much more than I'll ever know// //And I think to myself, what a wonderful world// //Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world//

Technical terms for writing a good lyrics.

**1. Alliteration** : When two or more words in a poem begin with the same letter or sound. “Rabbits Running Over Roses” “a peck of pickled peppers” Rain Rain races, Ripping like wind. Its restless rage Rattles like Rocks ripping through The air. Assonance: Flash with a rash gimme my cash flickin' my ash Runnin with my money, son, go out with a blast." **2. Rhyme:** For example: river/shiver, song/long, leap/deep. If the rhyme occurs at the ends of lines, it is called end rhyme

**3. Metaphor:** Metaphor is when you use two nouns and compare or contrast them to one another. Unlike simile, you don't use "like" or "as" in the comparison. //"Candle in the Wind by ELTON JOHN - tribute to Princess Diana"//

**4. Simile**: when you compare two nouns (persons, places or things) that are unlike, with "like" or "as." “My heart is like a singing bird”, “O my love's like a red, red rose” VELVET My mind is as brave as a warrior of the night. It's ready to take on anything that comes to it. It can take on any dream, and always follows Life. **5. Personification:** when you make a thing, idea, or an animal do something only humans can do SNOW Snow speaks to the people its falling above in the glooming sunlight. Its white sparkling voice echoes as it falls through the air. **6. Imagery:**

representation through language of a sensory experience Visual imagery - something described through sight, appears most commonly in poetry. Auditory imagery - representation of a sound Olfactory imagery - representation of a smell Gustatory imagery - representation of a taste Tactile imagery - touch: hardness, softness, wetness, heat, cold Organic imagery - internal sensation, hunger, thirst, fatigue, nausea Kinesthetic imagery - movement, physical tension


 * 7. Repetition**

Your task 1: find one song for each poetic device that used in the lyrics.

Task 2 write your own lyrics Now you need to start with how to find a good lyrics, the best way is to create your own lyrics.

1. the style

you have to decide what kind of style of the song you will be making, this is very important because different music styles uses different format of lyrics.

In class we have discussed many styles including Blues, Country, Pop and Rap, each of them has unique format of lyrics.

so you need to make a choice here, what kind of lyrics you want for your song?

Format of your lyrics:

A popular song structure would be: Intro, verse, chorus, verse, chorus, chorus, middle 8 (AKA breakdown), chorus, outro.
 * __Structure of the song.__**

Your lyrics should contain at least 2 of these poetic devices.

Questions – A good copy of the answers to these questions need to be handed in to the teacher

1.In what reasons you write such lyrics?

2.If applicable, what story is this song telling? Give a brief background introduction.

3.What is the theme/message you are expressing?

4.What is the mood/tone (emotion found)in the lyrics?

5.What is your favourite line in the song? Why?

6.What type of this lyrics is? What type of song does it match? In what way this lyrics represents the type of song?

7.Identify examples of at least 2 poetic devices and explain their function in the song. How do they add meaning to the song?

8.What images does this song bring to mind?Explain your choice of at least 5 pictures to represent the song.