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“Many Rivers to Cross”
Jimmy Cliff
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Simile and/or Metaphor
• Simile and/or Metaphor Example
“Many rivers to crossBut I can't seem to find my way over”
• The meaning of this Metaphor is:This person has so much trouble he can’t see how things will get better
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Simile and/or Metaphor Part 2
• Simile and/or Metaphor Example
“I've been licked, washed up for years andI merely survive because of my pride.”
•The meaning of this Metaphor is:He has been shaken around like something washed around in a storm
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Other Descriptive/Figurative Language
• Play on Words, Personification, Hyperbole, Strong Images
“This loneliness won’t leave me alone.”• It’s an example of personification• This is effective for me because I can imagine the loneliness like it is a person following the singer
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Playing with SoundsRhymes and Near Rhyme• Rhyme Example“And this loneliness won't leave me aloneIt's such a drag to be on your own….”“I'm playing for timeThere'll be times I find myself thinkingOf committing some dreadful crime.”
• Near Rhyme Example“There'll be times I find myself thinking”
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Playing with Sounds Alliteration and Assonance• Alliteration Example:“And this loneliness won't leave me alone”
• Assonance Example:• “This loneliness won’t leave me alone.”
“I merely survive because of my pride”• Effect in the song:The first assonance +alliteration make it seem like the singer is moaning in pain.
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Point of View•Which Type?
First person(I)•“Many rivers to cross But I can’t seem to find my way over”
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Audience• I feel like he is singing to himself, people in general or maybe to God.
• “I can’t seem to find my way over”• “There'll be times I find myself thinkingOf committing some dreadful crime.”
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What Is the Story/Message/ Main Idea of the Song?
• This character doesn’t know how to solve his problems and feels desperate.“Many rivers to cross/ but just where to begin/I'm playing for time”
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Music/Instruments• Instruments used are: organ, drums, electric guitar• Tempo/Speed is: slow• Types of Voices used are a male voice backed by female chorus• The music adds to the mood/story of the song. The slow organ and the high voices gives it kind of a soulful churchy feel, kind of like he is asking God for help
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What Is the Mood/Feeling of the Song• The mood/feeling of the Song is sad.• “Many rivers to crossBut I can't seem to find my way over…
And this loneliness won't leave me aloneIt's such a drag to be on your own”
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Why I Chose This Song
• I chose this song because it’s one of those sad songs that somehow makes you happier when you sing along to it really loudly.
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Other Information/If You like this Song…
• “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley• “No Woman No Cry” by Bob Marley• “I Can See Clearly Now” by Johnny
Nash
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Credits
•White Cliffs of Dover, VeRoNIK on Flickr• River, SR Ardo on Flickr•Microsoft Clip Art