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Title - explain the meaning of the title in light of the poem

What is the author's message/theme?

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How does the author communicate his/her ideas?

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How does the author communicate his/her ideas?

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Structure - What kind of poem is this?

Tone - Poet's attitude?

Mood - Does the speaker's feelings shift or change? Where?

Imagery - What words "paint a picture"?

Sound Devices - rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia, repetition

Figurative Language - simile, metaphor, personification, symbolism, etc.

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Summarize what the poem is about. What does the author say? Write at least one sentence for each stanza of the poem, capturing its literal meaning.

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The mood of the song shifts after the first stanza from being down and discouraged to being upbeat and victorious

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Imagery is used in the song to give the listener the idea of how the singer feels, with the lines" Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?"

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The title of the song "Firework" is a metaphor for how the author encourages us to be: like a firework. The author wants us to shine bright and "ignite the light" inside of us. She wants us not to be afraid but to be bold and step into our unique spotlight.

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Baby, you're a firework

Come on, let your colors burst

Make 'em go, "Oh, oh, oh"

You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe

The lines above convey a sense of encouragement and motivation for letting someone reveal all of their wonderful personal characteristics to the world through the use of a metaphor and onomatopoeia. This figurative language lets readers know that the world will enjoy your qualities, encouraging them feel less reluctant to show them.

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She has a more positive attitude.

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The poem is about the personability compared to spark and colors of a firework.

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Chandler Adams, they are using a lot of similes in this poem.

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The author says:

"You don't have to feel like a waste of space

You're original, cannot be replaced"

The author means that you are special and have meaning in the world!

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Structure-lyrical poem

Tone- understanding, and uplifting

Mood - The song starts out conveying a down or dark feeling like how it states

“Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin

Like a house of cards, one blow from cavin' in?” it takes on a more down tone but as the song progresses it goes on to be a more upbeat tone by stating, “You don't have to feel like a waste of space

You're original, cannot be replaced

If you only knew what the future holds

After a hurricane comes a rainbow”

Imagery - Some lines can paint a clear pic of a scenario to convey feelings like, “Six feet under screams, but no one seems to hear a thing”

Sound Devices- it uses frequent onomatopoeia like “Boom..”

Figurative language-Frequent uses of smilies and metaphors like “Cause baby, you're a firework" and "Do you ever feel like a plastic bag".

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If you think about it in depth, the word "Firework" creates imagery in the reader's mind. Fireworks spark and create beautiful unique colors implying that we are uniquely beautiful.

Imagery is also used to describe the feeling of being broken down and defeated. "Do you ever feel, feel so paperthin

Like a house of cards, one blow from cavin' in?" This line also uses a simile.