First Person
He-god-Has Favored Our Undertakings by Ceremony
The first three lines in the first stanza begin with "I" and the fourth line contains the word "me" so it is written in first person.
Second Person
Hawt Lixx by Daggermouth
"You better watch your back
It's not that easy yeah
It's hard to smile with no front teeth
Your cowardice we all see"
The Chorus is written in second person because of the use of the word "you."
Stream of Consciousness
Stay Cold by Trapped Under Ice
"Lost concepts of reality
Make loose the screws that secure my sanity
I take a look at my life what it’s all about
The answers bring me pain and I want out
I pulled you close because the world failed us both
Always knowing nothing could stay gold
The navigator of pain points my way once more
I will always stay cold
You can’t hurt me anymore
I stay cold forevermore
So alone
But you can’t hurt me anymore"
It's an example of stream of consciousness because its just what the narrator is thinking. It's portraying his feelings and thoughts.
Epistolary
Dear Jamie... Sincerely Me by Hellogoodbye
The whole song is written in the form of a letter.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Alliteration
"Pave Paradise" by Have Heart is a good song to look for alliteration in. The song starts "How many miles," and many miles is the first example of consonance. The next line has the phrase "four same faces" and thats another example of consonance. "Have me praying for the places that will leave me one minute to my fucking self," is the next two lines and theres two more examples of alliteration in there with the letter p and the letter m. The first two lines from the chorus "When there's a million more miles to roam, I think of the life left for me back home" theres two more examples of alliteration with the letters l and m. The next line says "a paradise to watch the greener grass grow" which has three g's in a row.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Angst in life in Hardcore punk.
"Nail" by Ceremony
Getting closer to the breaking point. With blatant words, my voice is shot. While my skull takes another hit, I try to cover my broken nose, body's weak, lacks courage and pride. Each blow is more brutal than the last. Seeing my mistakes slowly seep into the earth. Bearing scars that open now and then, each tells a different story. I could really give a fuck if I ever win or lose. Your wounds become a part of you. They condone the real truth.
This song clearly demonstrates the use of imagery. "While my skull takes another hit, i try to cover my broken nose" gives you a mental image of a man being in a fight and struggling to defend himself. "Seeing my mistakes slowly seep into the earth" is talking about his blood getting sponged up by the ground and thats also a strong mental image. "Bearing scars that open now and then" is also a strong mental image of a man with scars from the fights he's been in.
"I Want to Put This to an End" by Ceremony
My heart beats in slow songs pumping moments through my veins waking up in empty beds walk through months of bad mistakes give me back the life I had I really had nothing, nothings better than a city full of lies that push through me I'm a burning building you're a loveless friend now I watch the clock now I walk on knives I got problems I'm a fucked up kid I find problems I'm alone again
This song also demonstrates good usage of imagery. "My heart beats in slow songs pumping movements through my veins" gives a good image of a heart beating and makes me imagine a persons veins in their arm. "Waking up in empty beds" also makes me picture someone waking up by themselves every morning. "I'm a burning building" makes me think of a tall building on fire.
Getting closer to the breaking point. With blatant words, my voice is shot. While my skull takes another hit, I try to cover my broken nose, body's weak, lacks courage and pride. Each blow is more brutal than the last. Seeing my mistakes slowly seep into the earth. Bearing scars that open now and then, each tells a different story. I could really give a fuck if I ever win or lose. Your wounds become a part of you. They condone the real truth.
This song clearly demonstrates the use of imagery. "While my skull takes another hit, i try to cover my broken nose" gives you a mental image of a man being in a fight and struggling to defend himself. "Seeing my mistakes slowly seep into the earth" is talking about his blood getting sponged up by the ground and thats also a strong mental image. "Bearing scars that open now and then" is also a strong mental image of a man with scars from the fights he's been in.
"I Want to Put This to an End" by Ceremony
My heart beats in slow songs pumping moments through my veins waking up in empty beds walk through months of bad mistakes give me back the life I had I really had nothing, nothings better than a city full of lies that push through me I'm a burning building you're a loveless friend now I watch the clock now I walk on knives I got problems I'm a fucked up kid I find problems I'm alone again
This song also demonstrates good usage of imagery. "My heart beats in slow songs pumping movements through my veins" gives a good image of a heart beating and makes me imagine a persons veins in their arm. "Waking up in empty beds" also makes me picture someone waking up by themselves every morning. "I'm a burning building" makes me think of a tall building on fire.
Monday, February 1, 2010
theme and genre
The theme I'm most likely going to choose is angst and the genre will probably be hardcore punk. I'm also thinking about doing the theme of teen adolescence and having the genre be pop punk.
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