Superheros - LYRICS by Vivashal Singh https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8 Having read the text ...explain the deeper meaning and unpack 3 poetic techniques en-us 2017-04-03 00:54:59 UTC 2025-04-24 09:23:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Callum Benson https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164213250 I found that metaphors are commonly used in these lyrics for example in the first paragraph you can not literally see the meanest side of a person but will.i.am means when people are in a bad mood due to their life and you can't take away a dream in this case it's more disobeying a wish. As well as a heart can't be made of steel in reality it is an extremely vulnerable organ when will.i.am says a heart of steel he means that people have hardened their hearts and are ready for war. There is also rhythm and in some parts rhyme. There is also repetition as this emphasises a point across and will.i.am is trying to get his point across and make people wonder. More examples of his word play is “All the kicks and all the blows he won't ever let it show” he refers to there as emotional kicks and blows whereas most people will think it is physical kicks and blows. Will.i.am also uses urban language in his word play as this adds to effect. When he says “everyday every hour turn the pain into power” he refers to the pain that fuels the father. 

]]> 2017-04-03 01:11:37 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164213250 Reece Abel https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164229052 One of the main poetic techniques used in "superheroes" is metaphors, one metaphor was a heart of steel starts to grow,  he's trying to say that the person has a very strong heart as hearts are usually very fragile and weak. Another technique used was repetition he wrote "when you've been fighting for it all your life, You've been struggling to make things right, That's how a superhero learns to fly" he writes this few times so he can get the point across that some people are doing all they can for their family, even though there's not much for they can do. Lastly will.i.am used a pun in the song, he wrote "They took away the prophet's dream for a profit on the street", this meaning the white went against  "Gods dream for everyone to be level and equal, by making themselves to bigger and better then the blacks, and in turn kept money for themselves.]]> 2017-04-03 04:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164229052 Prabhleen Kaur https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164230488 The lyrics explain how a person with nothing is fighting for his rights and dignity and all this is shown through poetic techniques. For example a pun was used in the 3rd and 4th line it said "They took away the prophet's dream for a profit on the street" this shows how at that time the white took away god’s dream for everyone to be equal, and they did this all for money so they had more money to themselves. Also in the lyrics Will.i.am used metaphors to explain how someone with nothing can be so strong and he showed this when he wrote in his 6th line that a "Heart of steel starts to grow" this shows how a heart something that is so soft and fragile, and this shows how a person can have a heart strong as steel even when they have nothing. Will.i.am has also used repetition in his song to help the main message of the song to sink into the audience such as "A heart of steel starts to grow has been used in the first and second paragraph as it is displaying the main message of the song and that is to be strong. Lastly, Will.i.am used an imagery technique as he played with words and made sentences which, when you read they paint a picture in your mind such as "A superhero learns to fly" when someone reads this it automatically paints a picture of a superhero learning to fly in their mind.]]> 2017-04-03 04:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164230488 Billgatesun Seang https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484460 The lyrics in the song called "Superheroes" had rhyme in it, an example of this is when Will.i.am said "All the kicks and all the blows, he won't ever let it show", this means that no matter what happens to him, he won't show weakness, he will keep fighting on so that his daughter won't lose spirit. During the song Will.i.am also used a pun, the pun was "They took the prophet's dream for a profit on the street", he is stating that the whites did the opposite of what god's dream which was for everyone to be equal, instead the whites took advantage of the blacks and made money off them. Lastly Will.i.am used emotive words, he used this when he said "All the hurt, all the lies, all the tears that they cry, when the moment is just right, you'll see fire in their eyes", this means that no matter how hard life is for her, no matter how much she cries, when it is needed, she won't give up.]]> 2017-04-03 21:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484460 Duncan Lane https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484482 The song called "Superheroes" written by Will.i.am the most common poetic techniques used was metaphors, one of the metaphors used was "a heart of steel starts to grow". This means that the person has a powerful heart as hearts are usually weak and powerless. Will.i.am also used the technique of emotive words. For example, he wrote "When you've been fighting for it all your life". This is emotional because it states that he has been working hard and doing what ever he can for it. Lastly Will.i.am used the technique of repetition. For example, he wrote "When you've been fighting for it all your life. You've been struggling to make things right". This is written a few times so that he can get his message across. He does this so that he can say that their are families in the world that are doing their very best to make their family feel happy, even though they can't do much about it. Also it makes us aware that there are people in the world that are uneducated and live in some of the harshest conditions.]]> 2017-04-03 21:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484482 Y https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484519 2017-04-03 21:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484519 Atif Asif https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484586 In the song Superheroes written by Will.I.am one of the main poetic techniques used is Metaphor. An example of the use of metaphor is the line "a heart of steel starts to grow" this tells the reader that a person has a very strong heart because of what they are going through. The girl in the song lives in a small and extremely poor village in south Africa and it shows how she is over coming all the challenges that she faces. Another poetic technique used in the song is repetition, in the song the lines  "When you've been fighting for it all your life
You've been struggling to make things right
That's how a superhero learns to fly" are repeated to show that the black African are living a tough life and are "struggling to make things right" "that's how you learn to fly" these line have been repeated a lot of times throughout the song showing that this means that the black Africans are fighting for whats right and what the white Africans have taken away from them, their life their freedom and their education. There is also a pun used in the song "They took away the prophet's dream, For a profit on the street" the


]]> 2017-04-03 21:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484586 David Tran https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484710 In the song Superheros written by a song writer Will.i.am, one of the most common technique used was metaphors, one of the metaphors that was used in the song was "A heart of steel starts to grow". This shows that even though the person has nothing, he or she can still grow and stay strong. Another technique Will.i.am used when he said "All the kicks and all the blows, he won't ever let it show". This mean that he doesn't want to daughter to be like him picking up rubbish and no education. Another technique Will.i.am used was "When you've been fighting for it all your life
you've been struggling to make things right". This means that]]> 2017-04-03 21:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484710 Eden baard https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484733 In the song superheroes written by will.i.am. I found three poetic techniques that were used in the song.
the first one which is repetition when will.i.am writes "When you've been fighting for it all your life, you've been struggling to make things right,that's how a superhero learns to fly". Will.i.am repeated this passage a few times in the song to express that people work hard and fight for there family, and do as much as they can to protect and keep their family safe even if there is nothing left to fight for. Will.i.am also used an imaginary technique as he played with words and main sentences which painted a picture in the audience mind an example of this is the lyric's "when you've been fighting for it all your life, you've been struggling to make thing's right, that how a superhero learns to fly". it paints a picture of someone working hard and struggling but still be able to be strong and fly like a superhero.  Another technique Will.i.am used was  metaphors. He used metaphors in the lyrics "A heart of steel starts to grow". This was used to show that someone with nothing still doesn't give up and their heart is filled with hope. Even though the heart is soft and fragile it shows that even if you have nothing your heart can still be strong and filled with hope. This song was mainly about how white African's took away African American"s dreams so they could have more money and power. But even though The White African's had taken away most of their happiness they still got through it and stayed strong and hopeful for themselves and their family's and they never gave up.]]> 2017-04-03 21:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484733 Yuhui Cao https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484793 2017-04-03 21:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484793 Michael https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484846 2017-04-03 21:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484846 Michael Drugan https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484871 One of the poetic techniques used in the song Superheros by Will.i.am. Is metaphors Will.i.am uses metaphors like "a heart of steel starts grow" and "the meanest side of me" to explain what he means for example when he say a heart of steel starts to grow he mean that person he's talking about is getting stronger or has gotten stronger. another poetic technique used was emotive the writer used emotive words to influence or create an emotional response from the reader or listen like when he says  When you've been fighting for it all your life You've been struggling to make things right and when it says every day, every hour, turn that pain into power. these sentences can cause people to react in many different ways for example they could inspire people ,make them happy and make people sad the reaction differs from person to person. the last technique i noticed was  repetition]]> 2017-04-03 21:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484871 Caleb Prasad https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484929 One of the most frequently used poetic techniques in the song ´Superheros´ is emotive words. For example in the 3 paragraph the line says ¨ All the kicks and all the blows, He won't ever let it show¨ Will.I.Am is trying to show/tell us that the man is doing all the dirty work, cleaning up the rubbish as you can see he doesn't like what he is doing but for the sake of his child he won't ever show her that, He wants her to think that he is a business man and he has education so she doesn't drop out of school and become like him. 
Another poetic technique Will.I.Am used was a repetition, When you've been fighting for it all your life, You've been struggling to make things right, That's how a superhero learns to fly. He tried to put that in head to make us realise what is going on. For example, like all these struggles, they go through, trying to leave their town to have a better life.  
Lastly, Will.I.Am used a metaphor. The line says “now she's stronger than you know a heart of steel starts to grow” He is trying to tell us that the father and the daughter were brought up in a not so safe environment, so they start to build a wall of steel around their hearts to try and block the pain that they have to face every day]]> 2017-04-03 21:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484929 Richelle Prasad https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484947 In this song Superheros the most commonly used techniques was a metaphor. One example of this in the lyrics was "a heart of steel starts to grow" the writer is telling us how hard it was for Africans-Americans to live in hard ship in a really poor village, but they still never have up. Another technique that Will.i.am used was repetition "when you've been fighting for it all your life, when you've been working every day and night, that's how a super hero learns to fly" he is trying to tell us that he has been struggling for all of his life but he still stays happy for his daughter no matter what happens. The last technique that was used is emotive words, an example of this is "All his life hes been told, he will be nothing when he's old" this tell us that he knows that he is going to live in hard ship is whole life, but he wants her daughter to get education.           ]]> 2017-04-03 21:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484947 Jenny Lim https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484992 A poetic technique used in the song superheroes was a metaphor. A metaphor was used in the 6th line when the lyrics said 'a heart of steel starts to grow'. This is trying to say that the man was weak and struggling to live his life but he doesn't give up and starts to grow stronger. Another technique that Will.I.Am ( the writer's name ) used was a rhyme. A rhyme was used a lot throughout the song. An example of a time when a rhyme was used was in line 7 to line 10: 'All his life he's been told, He'll be nothing when he's old. All the kicks and all the blows, He won't ever let it show'. The ending word of each line rhymes with the next. The lyrics in this section ( line 7 to line 10 ) had a meaning that, because the man was poor, everyone told him that his job is to pick up rubbish, clean the toilets, etc, and that he will continue to do this until he is older, but he didn't let the fact that he was working hard and struggling as a poor person show to others and his daughter. The third poetic technique that Will.I.Am used was imagery. This was used during line 43 when the lyrics said: 'She's got lions in her heart'. This shows that the man was having a hard time but he kept staying strong as though he has lions in his heart. ]]> 2017-04-03 21:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164484992 Jun Lan San https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485028 one of the poetic techniques used in the song Superheroes by Will.i.am is metaphor. the first metaphor was used  in the lyrics  "A heart of steel starts to grow" . it explain a person with a very strong unbreakable heart, not really a steel but a very strong heart like a steel,  not really a steel starts to grow but his life of  overcoming obstacle start to grow.
Second use poetic technique is rhyme, an example in lyrics  "All the kicks and all the blow" by Will.I.am to show how hard the man's life was but he still have to seem happy by his child, not really someone kicking him but the weakness he face, not really to blow something but the angers he had.
And the third poetic technique is repetitions, it was in the lyrics "That's how a superhero learns to fly". to make everyone know what is the main idea of the song. to tell us how much experience he had face and how strong and unbeatable person he is like a hero.]]> 2017-04-03 21:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485028 Sharaheel Saheel https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485072 One of the most used Poetic Technique in the song Superheroes is the Metaphor. A metaphor was when the lyrics said 'a heart of steel starts to grow'. This is trying to tell us that the man wasn't strong he was weak and had a bit of a struggle to live his life but he is gaining strength in him.  One more technique that Will.I.Am used was repetition. He kept on repeating the line ' Every day every hour turn that pain into power'. The effect of repeating the line, meant that the listener understand that that African-American’s had to turn the pain that they endured, into their will to make something of themselves. The pain became their power, motivation for a better career for their children and for their family. One more technique Will.I.Am had used was emotive words]]> 2017-04-03 21:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485072 Yuhui Cao https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485093 In the ]]> 2017-04-03 21:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485093 Pulkit https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485104 The lyrics explain how a person fights for his rights. In this lyrics, a poetic technique that was metaphors. An example of that would be "A heart of steel starts to grow" the writer was trying to tell us that the black Africans  have gone through a hard time but yet they still resilient and strong. 

Another poetic technique that was frequently used was emotive words, an example of this is " When you've fighting for it all your life ". This sentence states that the people who lived in poverty in Africa have been fighting for the rights, a right to live a healthy life style. They've been working all their life to earn the respect that they should've received ages ago.
 The last poetic technique that I will state would be repetition, an example of that is " When you've fighting for it all your life 
You've been working every day and night
That's a how a superhero learns to fly " This shows that a person can achieve anything in life if they try and give it all. You have to fall before you fly.]]> 2017-04-03 21:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485104 Yuhui Cao https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485132 In the song Superheroes one of the poetic techniques i found was metaphors, Will.i.am used metaphors to show a comparison of two things but one thing is said to actually be another. For example in 6th line in the song it said "A heart of steel starts to grow". This means that a heart that is small and fragile can be as strong as steel. Will.i.am used this metaphor to show if you have nothing you in your life you still have a strong heart. The second poetic technique i found was rhyme, it said " All the kicks and all the blows
He won't ever let it show" this means that everything Will.i.am has been through he will not show. For example he did not show his daughter that he didn't go to school by wearing formal clothes to work. This means that he wants his daughter to not end up like him with not education and end up finding digging for rubbish. The third poetic technique i found was Emotive words in the song it said "(Every day, every hour, turn that pain into power)". This means that every day of his life all the pain he feels wether it is physical or emotional he turns it into power so he can get stronger.  For example if you are scared of something you turn your fear into power. Will.i.am used emotive words to show if you are feeling pain/fear you can turn it into power and get stronger for his daughter.

]]> 2017-04-03 21:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485132 Caleb Jones https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485193 one poetic technique used was metaphor this was used in the line "a heart of steel starts to grow" to help show that the people of Africa are getting stronger. another poetic technique used was emotive word in the line "All his life he's been told He'll be nothing when he's old" to help show the struggle that the black-Africans have to face because they weren't allowed to go to school. another technique used was repetition for the lines "'Cause he's stronger than you know A heart of steel starts to grow" to get the point through so that those who are listening can understand that they are getting stronger.]]> 2017-04-03 21:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485193 Kenya https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485335 In the song "Superhero" a poetic technique that is frequently used is metaphors one metaphor that the writer Will.i.am uses in this song is "A heart of steel starts to grow" this means that this person is very strong because steel is strong so by saying this it's portraying that a person has courage and determination. Another poetic technique that is commonly used is repetition]]> 2017-04-03 21:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485335 Kenya https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485403 2017-04-03 21:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485403 Upashana https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485511 In the song "Superheroes"  the writer Will.i.am used repetition. A line that was repeated would be "When you've fighting for it all your life
You've been working every day and night
That's how a superhero learns to fly" 
This sentence tells us that these black africans work really hard

]]> 2017-04-03 21:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485511 Kelvin Chen https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485520 One of the common poetic technique used in "superheroes" is metaphors, For example, in paragraph 2 “now she's stronger than you know a heart of steel starts to grow”, Will.I.Am is trying to tell us that the heart is growing into a steel but normally people’s hearts are soft and weak. Another poetic technique Will.I.Am used was imagery for example, “Every day, every hour, turn that pain into power”. He played with words and made it into a sentence so when audience hear or read the sentence they automatically have a picture in their mind showing “Every day, every hour, turn that pain into power”. Lastly Will.I.Am used repetition for example, “That's how a superhero learns to fly”.  He repeated to make the idea clearer for the audience. 


]]> 2017-04-03 21:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485520 Emaan https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485652 Metaphor:
One poetic technique used in the song superheroes is a metaphor. In the song when it says, "a heart of steel starts to grow" a metaphor is used. The song describes a heart as steel which suggest that the heart is strong and the person has hope. The person's heart grows stronger and their hope increases. The line speaks to anyone going through a tough time. It says that they have nothing but they have hope. They have nothing but they are strong. They fight for what they have  and their hope and strength increases.

 Repetition:
Another poetic technique that was used was repetition. In the song the line that was repeated more than once was, "a heart of steel starts to grow". Repeating this line indicates that their were multiple times that they became stronger and gained more hope.

Emotive words:

]]> 2017-04-03 21:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485652 Leane Te Boekhorst https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485777 One poetic technique used in the song “Superheros” by The Script, was metaphors. An example of a metaphor in the song is the line “heart of steel starts to grow.” Will.I.Am wanted the listener to understand that, the hardships the black African-American’s have gone through, has made them stronger and less vulnerable to the words of others. This line is mentioned throughout the song. Another poetic technique used by WilI.I.Am, was repetition. He continuously repeated the line “Every day every hour, turn that pain into power.” The effect of repeating the line, meant that the listener understand that that African-American’s had to turn the pain that they endured, into their will to make something of themselves. The pain became their motivation, power, and determination for a better life for them and their children. One other poetic technique Wili.I.Am used was emotive words. An example,

]]> 2017-04-03 21:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485777 Shelvin https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485802 In the song "Superhero" by the script, one of the poetic techniques used is meteor and repetition and  emotive. 
Repetition is when they repeat the same line over and over again.
Meteor is a figer of speech
like a heart of steel.


]]> 2017-04-03 21:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485802 Jeanny Do https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485875 Metaphor is one of the most common poetic techniques used in “Superheroes" written by will.i.am. One of the metaphor was  “a heart of steel starts to grow” which means the guy in the song have a very strong, unbreakable heart and made up of steel as usually the human hearts are very weak and soft. Another poetic technique his used was emotive words. For example "When you've been fighting for it all your life" told us that this person was working hard whole his life and do what ever his can to make his life better. Lastly will.i.am used 'He won't ever let it show" , which means the dad will never show his daughter that his work was picking rubbish so in her mind, the dad always being her superhero because if she know, the daughter might don't want to go to school anymore to help her dad, his scare if his daughter won't go to school, she will ended up picking rubbish like him for whole her life.]]> 2017-04-03 21:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164485875 Cassie Wu https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164486025 A poetic techniques used in the song "Superheros" was metaphor.  In the song "Superheros", The writer will.i.am wrote a sentence that said "A heart of steel starts to grow", it is an example for metaphor, it discribes the heart as the steel so that means the guy in the song got a unbreakable heart. Another poetic techniques will.i.am has been used in the song was emotive words]]> 2017-04-03 21:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164486025 Muriahua Pahi https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164486258 Will.i.am. He was a powerful rapper, singer and captured the thoughts of many every time he released a song. One of the many songs he has written was a song called 'Superheroes'. The song was meaning to show the life of a father, wanting to give his daughter hope that she will have a good future, as he wears a suit before he heads off to work. The unfortunate truth is, this lovable father is hiding a secret from his daughter. This secret, is that he doesn't actually have a good well paid job, in fact as soon as he arrives at work, he takes off his suit and gets ready to pick up rubbish. He picks up rubbish for a living, trying to find as much valuable things as he could.


In the song 'Superheroes', there were many uses of poetic techniques in the text. One of the most frequently used techniques, were metaphors. A metaphor is a type of poetic technique that describes an object of some sort, meaning to symbolize and represent something else. An example of a metaphor used in the text was the song line 'A heart of steal starts to grow'. This shows that one word, (in this case heart), is being used in another matter to symbolize and represent something meaningful in the text. This means that this girl's heart, is becoming more stronger and more powerful than you may think.]]> 2017-04-03 21:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164486258 Sahil Prakash https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164487095 One of the most frequently used poetic techniques in the song"Superheros" is emotive language. All the kicks and all the blows, He won't ever let it show¨ Will.I.Am is trying to show/tell us that the man is doing all the dirty work, cleaning up the rubbish as you can see he doesn't like what he is doing but for the sake of his child he won't ever show her that, He wants her to think that he is a business man and he has education so she doesn't drop out of school and become like him.]]> 2017-04-03 21:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164487095 Upashana https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164487279 Repetition :
In the song "Superheroes"  the writer Will.i.am used repetition. A line that was repeated would be "When you've been fighting for it all your life
You've been working every day and night
That's how a superhero learns to fly"
This sentence tells us that these black africans work really hard to try and achieve something in life, they work through the day and night and from all this hard work thats how they become stronger than they were before.

Metaphor
In the song "Superheroes"  a common poetic technique that the writer Will.i.am used is a metaphor. The metaphor that was used is "A heart of steel starts to grow". This sentence has a lot of meaning to it, this sentence is telling you that this person has a very strong heart, and that even tho they have been through so much they still come out strong. With a strong heart that is unbreakable and they believe they could get through anything.

Emotive words
In the song "Superheroes"  another poetic technique that the writer Will.i.am  used in the song is emotive words. A sentence with very emotive words is "All the hurt, all the lies" this sentence has a really deep meaning to it. This sentence is telling the audience that this person has been hurt multiple times and has been hearing hurtful lies from people basically all their life.

]]> 2017-04-03 21:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164487279 Jessica Luong https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164488308 A poetic technique that was used in the song “Superheroes”  sang by "The Script" and written by Will.i.am, were metaphors. An example would be in verse 11 and 12 “Cause he’s stronger than you know” “A heart of steel starts to grow” it’s a metaphor because it describes a living object with an non living object, meaning that it can’t be applicable in real life. Will.i.am used this metaphor to show that no matter what the father's heart will remain strong on the outside but weak on the inside. In another two verse(5 and 6 "Now she's stronger than you know" "A heart of steel starts to grow") It tells us about the girl's heart growing strong because of his father. Another technique used is called repetition Will.i.am used this technique to remind us about the hardships of African-Americans and also to give us a clear idea of what the story/meaning is behind this song, these lyrics were; “A heart of steel starts to grow”, “That’s how a superhero learns to fly”, "He's been fighting for it all his life", "You've been struggling to make things right".  Another poetic technique used was a rhyme in verse 9 and 10 “All the kicks and the blows” “He won’t ever let it show” Will.i.am wrote these to lyrics to tell us all the hardship the father has been through, finding treasure in that garbage dump and pretending to be OK and happy when his daughter shows up, he doesn’t want his daughter to quit school because he was not a businessman but a man working at a garbage dump and also wants her daughter to feel proud that his father is a well paid businessman. ]]> 2017-04-03 22:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164488308 https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164488364 2017-04-03 22:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164488364 https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164488393 2017-04-03 22:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164488393 Harneet Dhami https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164496245 In the short text- superheroes, the author uses a metaphor to compare a Great leader to a superhero. This metaphor highlights the dads heroism and gives away what the poem maybe about by creating a fictional image in the reader's mind. When the scripts says “all her life she has seen, All the meanest side of me” he refers to her daughter seeing the “best” side of him all her life, the strongest side, and the side which he works hard to prove for his daughter. In lines 3 and 4, the artist uses a pun to express the connection between personal beliefs- “prophets dream” to something on opposite means of it- “ a profit on the street”- which shows the value of money and how that has overcome humanity. By playing with words the artist creates symbolism. When Will-I-Am says “now she's stronger than you know, a Heart of steel starts to grow”, the author is comparing the softest organ in our bodies to the toughest metal there is today. By doing a comparison between these two most conflicting nouns, the author deliberately creates emotion among the reader. From line 7 to 10, when he states -”he won’t ever let it show”, The artist is expressing the strength and quality of leadership held with in whom who the Text is written upon, it shows that he has to stay strong and conceal his weaknesses for the sake of his daughter. Then in line 15- “that's when a superhero learns to fight”, it compares a superheroes ability to fight back  and how hard he fights and the struggles he goes through trying to get things right. This comparison shows how he has made the best of his struggles and adjusted himself and is now on the path where he feels he is right.. Will-I-Am then goes on and uses repetition to create a flow of rhythm upon the text.


]]> 2017-04-03 23:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164496245 Mansimran Kaur https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164522443 The title itself says a lot Superhero is someone who is fighting for his rights and not giving up no matter how much tough and rough is his/her life in this short text Will.i.am is referring to little child’s Dad. this can be consider as Irony.

In line 1 and 2 it says All her life she has seen All the meanest side me. This refers to his Daughter experience which sees him not in good state of condition.. They took away the prophet's dream For a profit on the street. The writer plays with words to display multiple meaning of these lines. Prophet is the god he is talking. The dream was to consider everyone equal regardless of their colour, religion, culture or gender. The writer is trying to show that they disobeyed God’s message and started to discriminate people especially of Black color by doing this they are having profit. This can be considered as an example of a Pun. Now she is stronger than you know, A heart of steel starts to grow is an example of metaphor in which writer shows that because of so much discrimination that is being done she is getting growing and getting more stronger. The writer gave an example of metaphor when he wrote A heart of steel starts to grow this describes that a heart is the most sensitive part of the body and because of this injustice the heart is getting tougher and stronger as a steel. All his life he's been told He'll be nothing when he's old All the kicks and all the blows He won't ever let it show. This can be an example of Assonance the writer is trying to tell the viewers that because of the colour the blacks are not allowed to have education and are more into slave work. His hardships , the ups and down he doesn't show on his face but it is somewhere deep in his soul. 'Cause he's stronger than you know A heart of steel starts to grow. This line refers to his Dad being strong and tough as time flies.  Then there is repetition it is there to show the growth of a superhero (his dad) by turning the hard work into his strength. When you've fighting for it all your life You've been working every day and night That's how a superhero learns to fly (Every day, every hour, turn that pain into power). This is describing the person can conquer anything if they overcome the challenges which is being pushed in the way, All the hurt, all the lies, All the tears that they cry, When the moment is just right You'll see fire in their eyes 'Cause he's stronger than you know
A heart of steel starts to grow. This stanza is trying to describe that whole race have experience things like lies, tears, disappointment, they will overcome this by waiting for the right moment. You will see fire in their eyes this is an example of metaphor. This describes that because of the torture and injustice they have experienced when the right time comes you will see them explode like a volcano. There is a repetition of stanza.  Then consonance comes in the word Power this describes the ability to cope with injustice and hardships is making him more powerful and strong.


]]> 2017-04-04 05:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164522443 shahad ldouri shahaddhiyaa0 https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164523277 One of the main poetic technique that was used in the song “superheroes” by The Script is metaphors,one of the metaphors was a 'heart of steel starts to grow, and we know the word steel is means strong which means that person is growing a strong heart and the person is becoming stronger . Another example in the song is “when you've been fighting for it all your life, You've been struggling to make things right, That's how a superhero learns to fly" and he repeats this lines few time in the song this is trying to tell us that some people do everything for their families.The last thing that will.i.am used is “They took away the prophet's dream for a profit on the street" this means that white people went against gods' dream for everyone to be  at the same level but these people make themselves stronger and better than the black people,and keep the money for himself.


]]> 2017-04-04 05:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164523277 Darian https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164524345 In this short text the particular artists (Will.i.am) demonstrates the pain and struggles that a father had to go through in life to make the one and only thing he truly loved happy. There are various poet techniques used in this particular text such a metaphor. The title of this song is called “Superheros” Will.i.am refers to superheros as not being a person with a cape and a mask but the most important people in our lives our parents which in this song shows us the real struggle that had to go through. An example is in paragraph 2 this text says “now she's stronger than you know a heart of steel start to grow”. Will.i.am being the black african american that he is he is trying to tell us the hardship african american go through day by day. 


]]> 2017-04-04 05:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164524345 Darian https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164524375 In this short text the particular artists (Will.i.am) demonstrates the pain and struggles that a father had to go through in life to make the one and only thing he truly loved happy. There are various poet techniques used in this particular text such a metaphor. The title of this song is called “Superheros” Will.i.am refers to superheros as not being a person with a cape and a mask but the most important people in our lives our parents which in this song shows us the real struggle that had to go through. An example is in paragraph 2 this text says “now she's stronger than you know a heart of steel start to grow”. Will.i.am being the black african american that he is he is trying to tell us the hardship african american go through day by day. 


]]> 2017-04-04 05:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164524375 Athena https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164525616 A poetic technique used in the song ‘Superheroes’ is metaphor. An example of this were the lines “ All her life she has seen, all the meanest side of me”. This line talks about his daughter and how his daughter has been seeing the grumpy side of him. He is grumpy because his job is to provide his daughter with all the basic needs, food, water, money, but he could not and has a hard time getting money to provide them.
  Will.i.am used a pun in the song when he said “ They took away the prophet’s dream for a profit on the street”. This tells us that God has an equal plan for us and that is to live in good conditions but they were denied that so now they need to find living in the streets. 
  Also, repetition is used frequently. An example of this are the lines “When you've been fighting for it all your life, You've been struggling to make things right, That's how a superhero learns to fly’. He does this to emphasize the meaning. This talks of the guy and his daughter. He was his daughter’s superhero because despite of everything he had struggled, he managed to give everything he’s got to her. 


]]> 2017-04-04 06:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164525616 Mei https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164525970 The songwriter of “superheroes” Will.i.am, plays around with the words he used in this song, that creates and distributes a message to us. One of the common poetic techniques he used was metaphor, example of this would be “ a heart of steel starts to grow”, which he is trying to say that this person had suffered horrible stuff which made his/ her heart like a steel becoming stronger and stronger, when actually our heart are the most vulnerable and fragile organ. Another poetic technique he used in the song is hyperbole,  “ she’s got lions in her heart” it is describing that her heart is now strong like a lion but by exaggerating that there is a lion living inside of her. The third poetic technique is puns, “ they took away the prophet’s dream, for profit on the street”  which defines the puns are ‘ prophets’ and ‘profit’. Will.i.am is trying to explain that the whites went against God’s dream which was every one is living the equally the same, no matter who you are, but because their greed‘s for money and they took away the rights of the blacks.


]]> 2017-04-04 06:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164525970 Ishveer Maan https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164528913 The song “superheroes”  supports the message of how a man who lives in poverty by owning nothing,  has been fighting all his life and working day and night, just to provide everything, for his child's benefits. The title of the song “superheroes” defines the father, who is the ‘great champion that does everything he can for his beloved child. One example of a poetic technique that is presented in the song is a “metaphor”. For instance, when he sings “cause he’s stronger than you know, a heart of steel starts to grow”. These 2 lines are used to show the  comparison between a ‘heart and steel’, because the heart is one of the weakest organs, whereas steel is a very strong substance. Another example of poetic techniques are showcased in the lines:  “When you’ve been fighting for it all your lives, when you’ve been struggling to make things right, that’s how a superhero learns to fly”. These three lines have a ‘repetition’, which display the main idea more evidently of working hard. Those 3 lines are also  included in the chorus of the song, of which defines individuals working hard, and how it links back to being referred as a superhero. The lines send us a message that to be a hero, you don’t have to be strong and tough, but rather it depends on whether you’re working and struggling hard, to maintain prosperity and benefits to others. We can also tell that Will.I.am is different because even though he knows he is poor, he leaves his home in a suit & tie, just to protect his child’s sense of dignity. ]]> 2017-04-04 06:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164528913 Aasim Issa https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164531769 In these lyrics, the writer Will.i.am is trying to tell the reader how the girls father is hiding his identity from her daughter so she thinks he is wealthy and is not searching the scrap all day. "A heart of steel starts to grow" which is a metaphor. Heart of steel means his heart is really strong on the inside, and steel is a strong material. Thats why the writer uses the word steel. Also with the line "They took away the prophet's dream
for a profit on the street" is a pun. This means the white went against gods dream for everyone to be level and equal, by making themselves to bigger and better then the blacks, and in turn kept money for themselves.]]> 2017-04-04 07:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164531769 Ethan Valentine https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164532377 In the song Superheros,  one of the techniques used is metaphor.A metaphor basically means  to make something look weaker or stronger then it literally is.A metaphor in the song is a heart of steel starts to grow  what he is trying to say is that a person has a strong heart when a heart is the most frugal part of your body]]> 2017-04-04 07:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164532377 Ethan https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164532378 2017-04-04 07:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164532378 Tommy Tran https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164550241 The song “Superheroes” created by the script uses many poetic and literary techniques. Many of these techniques used throughout the song such as a metaphor. One instance of a metaphor “A heart of steel starts to grow”, this implies that either the Father or the daughter has a strong heart to represent all the struggles and hardship that person has been through. Since the heart is a fragile organ and steel is quite a strong and hard material which is made to support a heavy load. He also uses the same line in repetition in the song to continue to imply the message. This technique alone shows the complexity and talent of the artist.]]> 2017-04-04 08:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164550241 Joel Goundar https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164559823 In this short text this artist talks to us about the father in the video and how he is fighting for his rights and dignity. The title shows us irony, by saying superheros, this text is actually talking about the father and how he tries to do everything in his power to make his daughter happy. Another part of this short text, the artist talks to us about how God’s dream was for everyone to be equal and how they took that away for profit meaning money. This meant the whites took away that dream by not letting everyone be equal and by making themselves more relevant than the blacks. That particular text, the artist skillfully plays around with these words to display what that father does and how he is the real superhero, “when you’ve been fighting for it all your life, You’ve been struggling to make things right, That’s how a superhero learns to fly”. Will.i.am does this to indicate that he has been fighting all his life, That verse talks about his daughter how he was the real superhero because although he faced all kinds of problems, he managed to give everything he had to her. ]]> 2017-04-04 09:31:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164559823 Iris https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164577403 The writer of Superheroes Will.i.am delivered the message of a father's love in the lyrics. He put on his camouflage in front  his daughter so she wouldn't know his job is a scavenger.  All he wants for his daughter is to get good education and a kiss from her everyday after work. A poetic technique used in the lyrics was metaphor. For example, “A heart of steel starts to grow”. The writer referred heart to steel to highlight that the father and the daughter is growing stronger through the tough time of their life. Steel is strong and it’s hard to break it. My idea of this line is heart doesn’t actually refer to the organ but their minds and thoughts, their minds are growing stronger and it’s hard to break them down. The second poetic technique I found is repetition. The lines that’s been repeating are  “When you've been fighting for it all your life // You've been struggling to make things right // That's how a superhero learns to fly”. The purpose of these lines is to state the unjust treatment to the black Africans. They try to battle with life to defend their rights. This is what chasten them to make them stronger. Life was hard for them but the Black Africans were brave enough to face it and challenge it. The third poetic technique used in here is pun. An example is that “They took away the prophet's dream // For a profit on the street”. Intentions of the pun used in here also meant the reality of the society. This is still about how Black Africans were treated unfairly by the White Africans.  White Africans were suppressing the black Africans and took away their rights and their dreams which is against the god's wish. But this is how they can become superheroes. What made the father a superhero is his love dedicated to his daughter. From this song you can see how the writer Will.I.Am was playing with the words to form this inspiring and motivating song. ]]> 2017-04-04 11:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164577403 Divek Nadan https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164729745 This song mainly shows metaphors and personifications. For example this song mentions "A heart of steel starts to grow". This verse is an example of a metaphor and personification. A heart is not literally made of steel, but portrayed to be because steel is practically indestructible. Therefore, her heart cannot be broken. A heart cannot grow, so this is also a personification.]]> 2017-04-04 19:50:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164729745 Salah Mo https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164731580 One poetic technique used in the song superheroes written by Will.I.am is a metaphor, in the line where he says "A heart of steel starts to grow." Steel is one of the strongest metals in the world, the writer is trying to say is that she is a strong person who has a heart filled with determination and courage, she is ready to fight back against the whites who created this 'heart of steel'. 
Another poetic technique is that]]> 2017-04-04 20:00:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164731580 Ahmed J https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164732280 In the song "Superhero" Will.I.Am used many techniques throughout the music. He played with words and shuffled them to have a huge meaning. A technique he used was the metaphor. An example of the metaphor would be " A heart of steel starts to grow." This means the person is becoming stronger as he faces more problems. It also means that the person is determined. He uses the term steel, it represents all the tough times hes been through, all the wars, all the blood, all made of steel, so it shows that Another technique used was repetition, an example is when he repeated the chorus " When you've been fighting for it all your life" this means Hes fighting to give his daughter the necessities. The last Technique he used was Puns. An example of puns would be " they took away the prophets dream for a profit on the street." This means that god has an equal plan for us  to be in good living conditions, But that didn't happen so now they have to live from the materials in the dumpster and in the streets.]]> 2017-04-04 20:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164732280 Nick Ngo https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164735187 One of the main poetic techniques used in the song Superheroes was repetition. The part 'When you've been fighting for it all your life, you've been struggling to make things right, that's a how a superhero learns to fly' was repeated a numerous number of times as this was the main message that the writers of the song wanted to convey. This is the most significant message in the whole song. In this part of the song, the writers are trying to convince the audience that not all superheroes are expected to fly. Superheroes are people that keep fighting and struggling so they are doing the impossible compared to others. The effect this poetic technique had on the audience was the fact that they would remember it. When something gets repeated so many times, it eventually sticks in your head. This is what the writer has aimed to try and create among the people that listen to this song.]]> 2017-04-04 20:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164735187 Maddison https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164735268 the lyrics in the song superheroes displays a person who is fighting for his rights in a less developed country. One of the poetic techniques used in the song was metaphors. an example of a metaphor is the title of the song, superheroes. The title superheroes does not relate to a man in cape and mask who saves people, it represents someone in our life who we look up to. a person who may make sacrifices for the future of their child.  Another poetic technique is repetition of words. An example of repetition is the chorus. The chorus is repeated over and over again to portray the main corresponding message of the song. A specific line of repetition is "that's how a superheroes learns to fly" this sentence relates to people achieving things ]]> 2017-04-04 20:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164735268 Toby Ko https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164746577 2017-04-04 21:45:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164746577 A poetic technique used in the song 'Superheroes' written by Will.I.Am, is a metaphor. https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164746758 2017-04-04 21:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164746758 Ethan Valentine https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164746971 In the song Superheros,  one of the techniques used is metaphor.A metaphor basically means to make something look weaker or stronger then it literally is.A metaphor in the song is a heart of steel starts to grow what he is trying to say is that a person has a strong heart when a heart is the most frugal part of your body. He also used puns in his song one of these puns he took a  prophet dream form a profit on the street which means  he took away god's dream for making everyone the same/ equal.]]> 2017-04-04 21:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164746971 Nishita https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164748291 A poetic technique used in the song 'Superheroes' written by Will.I.Am, is a metaphor and repetition. In the sixth line of the song an example of a metaphor could be seen. the line says 'A heart of steel starts to grow'. Will.I.Am played with his words, in this phrase, because the heart is the most vulnerable organ in your body, whereas steel is very strong. By using that phrase, people can see that she has had a hard life and it has really affected her to the point, where she has become much stronger and that nothing can bring her down. In the song 'Superheroes' Will.I.Am  also used a pun, in the lines 3-4, by saying, 'They took away the prophet's dream, for a profit on the street'. He is stating that the'Whites' went against God's dream of everyone being equal,  and that they are all superior than the blacks.]]> 2017-04-04 22:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164748291 Bianca Langi https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164753377 In these lyrics one of the poetic techniques that was displayed was a metaphor. An example of this would be "a heart of steel" this means that a person is strong to strive in life and become stronger than what they are. Another example of a poetic technique would be repetition, an example of this is "when you've been fighting for it all your life" This displays that to never give up in tough times throughout your lifetime. The last technique was displayed was emotive words, an example for this was " all his life he's been told, he'll be nothing when he's old", This could mean when the person who is singing this, this could mean when he was younger he had been verbally abused but throughout the song it shows that he was still able to succeed or push away the negative thoughts. ]]> 2017-04-04 23:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164753377 Toby https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164754295 The song "Superheroes" written by Will.i.am, uses one of the most common poetic technique called a metaphor, an example of a metaphor used in the song "Superheroes" is "A heart of steel starts to grow". This shows that no matter how small or weak your heart is, it will eventually start to grow bigger and stronger and become as strong as steel but not literally like steel. ]]> 2017-04-04 23:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164754295 Charlie https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164754460 One of the main poetic techniques used in superheroes was a repetition for example he says “when i've been fighting for it all your life, you've been struggling trying to make things right, that's how a superhero learns to fly” he's repeated this line just get the message across. so the audience knows what he's talking about, so other families start to think if they are showing an idol like type of person. Another poetic technique that is used in this song was a metaphor, for example he said she's got lions in her heart, which means she is standing up for freedom. Wil.i.am used a pun in this song. He said “they took away the profits dream, for a profit on the street”. Which means they did not follow gods ways. Now there are south african blacks on the streets trying to make profit or money.]]> 2017-04-04 23:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164754460 G https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164754915 2017-04-04 23:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164754915 Dan Dao https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164755109 In the song "Superheros"  by The Script there is many poetic techniques but here is one and the poetic techniques is Pun, example 1 is when the script says "They took away the prophet's dream for a profit on the street" The Script has play with the word such as Prophet and profit , prophet is a another for God and the meaning for profit is to get a benefit from something , the true meaning of the lyrics "they took Gods dream and using the dream for a benefit for themselves  ]]> 2017-04-04 23:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164755109 Paula https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164755503 One technique that was displayed in the lyrics was the metaphor. An example would be ''that's how a superhero learns to fly.'' I think he uses the word superhero to say that if a person helps someone they would seem like most fiction superhero's because hero's are always helping. A poetic technique would be repetition. For 
instance when he sing the lyrics "when you have been fighting for all your life'' He probably means don't give up and when you do get back up and fight even harder. The last technique might be the emotive that was displayed for instance ''all his life he's been told, he'll be nothing when he's old,'' he might being saying this to point out that growing up he didn't have much support in what he wanted or believed in.]]> 2017-04-04 23:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164755503 Charlie One of the main poetic techniques used in superheroes was a repetition for example he says “when i've been fighting for it all your life, you've been struggling trying to make things right, that's how a superhero learns to fly” he's repeated this line just get the message across. so the audience knows what he's talking about, so other families start to think if they are showing an idol like type of person. Another poetic technique that is used in this song was a metaphor, for example he said she's got lions in her heart, which means she is standing up for freedom. Wil.i.am used a pun in this song. He said “they took away the profits dream, for a profit on the street”. Which means they did not follow gods ways. Now there are south african blacks on the streets trying to make profit or money. https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164755603 2017-04-04 23:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164755603 Gurmeet https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164755629 2017-04-04 23:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164755629 Gurmeet https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164756086 The song superheroes uses many poetic and literary techniques. Many of these techniques used throughout the song such as a metaphor. One of the metaphor used“A heart of steel starts to grow”. Heart of steel means the heart is really strong on the inside, and steel is a strong material both of them go togethere well. The meatopher is used so you think about the meaning and go in depth with your thinking. ]]> 2017-04-04 23:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/164756086 Mahonri! https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/1537864970 2021-05-19 00:16:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vsingh3/n2bfac0lr0b8/wish/1537864970