Somewhere in Africa, there is a tribe that does not celebrate when a child is born. They do not celebrate first knowing that the woman is pregnant. They celebrate when the woman first conceives of the idea to have a child. When she feels that she is ready to have a child, she takes a journey to a large tree, outside the village. She spends days alone there, in the quiet, listening to “hear” the song of her child. When the song “comes to her,” she returns to the village. She then teaches her husband the song. They sing the song when they conceive the child. Other members of the tribe learn the song. They sing it to the baby as the child is in its mother’s womb. They sing it when the baby is born. They sing it when the child is upset, hurt, and on special occasions.
What a powerful song that must be. Imagine having a song that is all your own – That everyone sings just for you. Wow!
Music and songs have impact They help us tell the stories of our lives.
We associate memories with song. ● What childhood songs do you remember? ● What song reminds you of a boyfriend/girlfriend or another special person? ● Any songs that remind you of a family vacation or event?
Songs can also evoke certain emotions. What song comes to mind for: ● Sadness ● Love ● Excitement
Bottom line… Songs and music are powerful and can tell something about us.
Your assignment . . .
Slide 1 Points to cover: ● Title of the song you chose ● Why you chose the song
Slide 2 For each of your Literary Devices, you must write a short paragraph that identifies the device and states how the device impacts the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6TLqpe1y4s “ The River ” by Garth Brooks Why I chose “The River” I like Garth Brooks. I probably have a little crush on him, to tell the truth. He is an amazing performer and a pretty decent person (from what I know). I like many of his songs, but I chose “The River” because I love the inspirational message about dreams and what you need to do to reach them.
Literary Devices Garth Brooks uses the simile “a dream is like a river/Ever changing as it flows” to illustrate how the long-term dreams or goals that people have become hard to reach at times because of “rough waters” and water “falls” (difficult obstacles) along the way, but we need to “stay between the shores,” or continue following “the river,” staying on course to reach our dreams. The alliteration used in “Choose to chance the rapids/and dare to dance the tide” make the song itself flow, much like a river. It’s not only the sound that is repeated that does this, but also the meter, or number of syllables, six, per line.
Helpful sentence structure... Writer Verb Technique Quotation Purpose Explain HOW The lyricist uses The... metaphor put quote To... illustrate answer the The song writer utilizes simile here create a… question in The poet selects personification using develop your own allusion quotation contrast words alliteration marks show consonance emphasize assonance highlight hyperbole represent onomatopoeia oxymoron deepen our repetition understanding of rhyme
An exceptional grade ... Work Ethic Writing Reading Speaking ● Is completed on ● Has no ● Correctly ● Speaks clearly time spelling or analyzes ● Volume is ● Is neat in grammar author’s use of strong appearance and mistakes literary devices ● Makes eye organization ● Has strong ● Provides own contact to ● Has slides that sentence commentary/ entire class are easy to read format explanation ● Has creative slides ● Is complete (all tasks done) ● Reflects student’s BEST work
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