Buju Banton “Untold Stories” Buju Banton‚ a Jamaican born master of lyrics‚ was able to rebrand himself‚ in 1995‚ with the release of his album Til Shiloh‚ his fourth album‚ which demonstrated his move from typical dancehall themes to one that more seriously toned‚ focusing on social issues affecting his homeland. His release of “Untold Stories” perfectly displays this change in the direction of the lyrical content of Banton’s music. “Untold Stories” is lyrically refreshing‚ when we consider Buju
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AN ANALYSIS OF WILLIAM BLAKE’S SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND OF EXPERIENCE AS A RESPONSE TO THE COLLAPSE OF VALUES TIMOTHY VINES∗ Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience are a much studied part of the English canon‚ and for good reason. Blake’s work depicts a quandary that continues to haunt humanity today: the struggle of high-order humanity against the ‘real’ rationality and morals of institutionalised society. This essay seeks to explore both Blake’s literary reaction to the Enlightenment and the
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of October 1892. The poem is talking about war that he read in the newspaper and he wrote a poem about them. The battle took place in the 1854. Alfred was not a soldier in the war he think war is a good thing. In the first verse it talks about the six hundred soldiers going to war in the valley of death. He talks about the soldier being ambushed in the valley by the Russian army. The commander told the soldiers to go to the valley. The soldiers travel about six or seven miles
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American Free Verse An American poet who desired to stand out from the crowd. At the time‚ free verse appeared to be strange poetry writing format that didn’t have any rules. But Walt Whitman learnt to embrace this form of writing‚ and is known today for it. Walt Whitman was a transcendentalist who expressed his beliefs and perspective freely. He chose to cover a diverse array of themes ranging from elegies‚ democracy‚ equality ‚ death and growth to sexuality. Thus he employed free verse as his mode
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best friend will be the mother that birthed them or their dog that can not speak. A technique such as talking to a second person in the lyrics allows the audience to feel included‚ asking them rhetorical questions that are repeated. In the first verse‚ the composer justifies significantly that they do not ‘fit in this place’ and exclaims that ‘their thoughts cast me out/their home has run out of space’. This shows that they feel that they do not belong where they are‚ they do not feel the comfortable
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dairy farm. The second verse gives images of movement. The third and fourth lines say "and the road runs down through the open gate and freedoms there for the taking." I think this suggests freedom. Nobody is stopping her from leaving‚ but she is scared‚ maybe of being alone with nobody to turn to. I think she is also frightened and possibly struggling with what people believe women should be happy with. She is a woman who has everything but her dreams. The third verse talks about what she had
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are concerning selflessness‚ unity‚ love and compassion. Paul states that agreeing with each other‚ loving one another‚ and working together with one mind and purpose would make him truly happy. Paul ends these verses by again stating to be selfless and humble. The theme in these verses is selflessness‚ unity‚ and humility. Paul charges his audience to keep these traits and to practice them in everything they do. Philippians 2:5-11 - Paul talks about how Jesus was humble and not prideful of
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Cathedral’ could also be considered accessible but in very different ways from the latter novel. Eliot’s ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ was written in stylised verse. The verse contains consistent use of rhyme and repetition further emphasising the stylised nature of the play. Eliot utilizes the form of verse and prose to create effect. He switches from verse to prose to emphasise the didactic content within the interlude and to allow the Knights a deep and intellectual explanation of the murder. This is not
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the verses use both end-rhyme and internal rhyme: I’m walking down the line That divides me somewhere in my mind All of the verses use a lot of alliteration‚ for example: My shadow’s the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart’s the only thing that’s beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me This verse has the repetition of the "sh" in "shadow" and "shallow" (which also rhyme with each other); the "th" sound (5 times); and the "s" ( a total of 8 times in the verse).
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committed a murder and was sent to defend himself in the court‚ it is in the line “Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me‚ for me‚ for me!” that it is hinted that he sold his soul to the devil‚ whom he later regrets doing and was showing anger at the last verse of the song before the outro‚ the artist is trying to give us the long lasting impression of this song to us by hinting these themes in the song. This theme is revealed through several literary devices‚ in the beginning of the song‚ he is in denial
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