https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs Post one of your coherent ideas at https://padlet.com/mlanduyt/E4HSongs en-us 2017-10-20 12:53:50 UTC 2017-10-20 17:18:18 UTC hello@padlet.com mlanduyt1_1 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199030628 When Chance uses an apostrophe in his first verse to describe the stars as "so pretty you can't tell 'em apart" and "really they far" to establish the irony of the American Dream in that when some people (i.e. celebrities) attain it, it distances themselves from the rest of the world.]]> 2017-10-20 12:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199030628 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199105309 When Logic uses anecdote in the first few lines of Verse 1, he gives us an account of what people told him, "You ain't black, you a mothaf**kin' white boy. Shut ya mouth, do it right boy, a'ight boy? Why you always talk about being black? Skin too white, n***a f**k that..." to establish of how racism is not limited to a specific group of people; how racism is not a black or white issue, but is a social issue that affects everyone.]]> 2017-10-20 15:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199105309 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199106111 When Logic uses anecdote during the song "We been together like ten years, goddamn took me as a young man" he states how nicotine had an impact on his life. ]]> 2017-10-20 15:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199106111 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199106530 When Nial uses imagery to explain his past lovers smile . He says "You smile back at me and your face lit up the sun." This figurative imagery is used to suggest that she lit up his world with the love and happiness she showed him. It resulted in a strong contrast to the parts of the song where he felt more alone. For example, he said "My shadow's dancing without you for the first time. This is also figurative  imagery, and allows a different tone in the song. 

]]> 2017-10-20 15:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199106530 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199106746 When Eminem uses a contrast through saying "Success is my only option, failures not", he brings together the overall theme of the song that even through all the tough circumstances, failure still is not an option, both for himself and whoever might be listening.]]> 2017-10-20 15:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199106746 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199106749 When the song uses imagery throughout to help show the message of the song. When the song talks says, "To believe in a day when hunger and war will pass away," it is giving an image of a peaceful and perfect world.  ]]> 2017-10-20 15:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199106749 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199106865 In the first verse Frank uses a simile to express the protection he felt inside of his car by saying, "Safe in my rental like an armored truck back then" which he simultaneously juxtaposes by comparing the safety he felt inside of his not so safe "rental" to a much more secure armored vehicle]]> 2017-10-20 15:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199106865 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199106927 Lady Gaga switches a lot between the pronouns 'you' and 'I' almost to demonstrate a comparison between both pronouns when facing the two same situations. ]]> 2017-10-20 15:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199106927 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199107019 The artist uses a ton of imagery to articulate a sense of emotion they are feeling while also creating a picture . Ex: "words fall out of my mouth they drift to the ground and they don't make a sound". Though she is not speaking literally, the audience still understands the purpose of that line. ]]> 2017-10-20 15:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199107019 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199107022 Kendrick uses anaphora when he says, " I got, I got, I got, I got" before he proceeds to explain what he has in his "DNA". He uses this to try and convince you he has what he says he has in his "DNA" by using repetition.]]> 2017-10-20 15:37:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199107022 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199107223 When Macklemore uses irony in the second verse to explain why people use drugs, "Cause for us, we're just trying to minimize the fear of being alive" it emphasizes the fact that people use drugs in order to get through the life they live. They fear life instead of death. ]]> 2017-10-20 15:38:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199107223 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199107234 In this song, Lady Gaga talks about how no matter what happens to between her and her partner (usually bad) she will stay. I repeated phase in this song is "I've got a hundred million reasons to walk away, but baby I just need one good one to stay." That's kind of an ]]> 2017-10-20 15:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199107234 180589 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199108547 Macklemore uses a lot of anecdotes throughout the song, making the song more personal and easy to relate . Something that he does that I think can be interesting is that he changes of audience multiple times. For example " We have to change us. Whatever God you believe in We come from the same one ". 

]]> 2017-10-20 15:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199108547 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199108742 When Logic uses a lot of repetition and the way that he structures the song ]]> 2017-10-20 15:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199108742 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199108789 When Collective Soul uses a metaphor through saying, "I'll give you answers to the question you have yet to ask", he brings together a thought about what happens when you reach where the river flows, is it heaven? Will God be there to answer questions you have yet to ask? Only time will tell.]]> 2017-10-20 15:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199108789 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199109825 When Sam Smith uses "you" and "I"  as an anecdote to show that people that are hearing this song can relate to this song. And how being in a new relationship can cause so much pain because a person can be scared to trust someone that will someday hurt them 

]]> 2017-10-20 15:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199109825 https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199111646 When Kid Cudi uses repetition in the first verse he expresses all the reason his girlfriend doesn't want to see him anymore. In addition, he uses the metaphor "She wants to erase me" which provides an ultimatum of her negative feelings towards him.]]> 2017-10-20 15:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mlanduyt1_1/E4HSongs/wish/199111646