lyric analysis- sample student file
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Reading Strategy
Analyzing Figurative Language in Music Lyrics
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Song Lyrics
FireworkDo you ever feel like a plastic bagDrifting through the wind, wanting to start againDo you ever feel, feel so paper thinLike a house of cards, one blow from caving in
Firework by Esther Dean, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Katy Perry, & Sandy Julien Wilhelm
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Think/ Square Share
FireworkDo you ever feel like a plastic bagDrifting through the wind, wanting to start againDo you ever feel, feel so paper thinLike a house of cards, one blow from caving in
Firework by Esther Dean, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Katy Perry, & Sandy Julien Wilhelm
Quick write questions:• Looking at the title, what do you think this song is about?
• What is your first reaction to the song’s meaning?
• What stands out to you?
Note what thoughts or reactions were the same? Different?
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Analysis: Gathering DataResearch the Lyric
Research the Artist/ Writer
What Was Happening in Society When the Song Was Released?
What Do Other People Think the Song Means?
www.songfacts.com www.rockhall.com www.lyricinterpretations.com
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Final AnalysisResearchOur Thoughts
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Images
Cards by Machovka http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/