Analysing A Poem

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• A: About
• To help us work out what the poem is about we look at the rest of A.R.T.W.AR.S.
• R: Repeated Idea/ Theme
• Example: Rihanna- "Take A Bow"- Ideas about the THEATER is repeated. Their love is just a SHOW
• How about a round of applause
• A standing ovation...
• This looks like a re-run
• But you put on on quite a show
• Curtain's finally closing
• Very entertaining
• And the award for the liar goes to you
• Lets hear your speech now

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• T: Tone
• Example: The Tings Tings - "Not My Name" - Sense the anger of the speaker. There is a lot is a lot of repetition in the poem creates an angry poem. Short, fast-paced, angry rhyme. The use of words as well such as Hell; hell is not a pleasant place saying the person is unpleasant.
• They call me 'Hell'
• They call me 'Stacey'
• They call me 'her'
• They call me 'Jane'
• That's not my name!
• That's not my name!
• That's not my name!
• That's not my name!

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• W: Words
• Example 1:Katy Perry - "Firework"- You imagine something beautiful powerful and awesome
• Firework
• Example 2: Lady Gaga - "Poker Face" - Heart makes you think she is going to make a play for his heart. It also suggests she is playing a gambling game and hiding her feelings about him.
• Love game intuition
• play the cards with Spade to start
• And after he's been hooked
• I'll the one that's on his heart

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• A: Alliteration
• Example: Cheryl Cole - "Fight For This Love" - Alliteration creates a rhythm of punching and fighting.
• Anything that's worth having
• Is sure enough worth fighting for
• Quiting out of the question
• When it gets tough got to fight
• some more

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• R: Rhyme and Rhythm
• Example 1 Rhyme : Adele - "Someone Like You" - The words in bold were half rhymes which is not right. Indicating that her relationship with her partner was not right and is not. The broken rhyme reflects the broken relationship.
• I heard that you're settled down Don't forget me, I beg,
• That you found and a girl and you're I remember you said...
• married now... You know how the time flies,
• Old friend, why are you so shy? Only yesterday was the time of our lives....
• Ain't like you to hold back or hide
• from the light...
• I hate to turn up out of the blue
• uninvited,
• But I couldn't stay away, I couldn't
• fight it...

Rhyme and Rhythm Continued

• Example 2Rhythm: Kesha - "Tick Tock" - Poem goes in a tick tock rhythm. The poem is about time ticking away.
• Tick tock on the clock
• But the party don't stop, no
• Don't stop, make it pop
• DJ, blow my speakers up
• Tonight I'mma fight
• 'Til we see the sunlight
• Tick tock on the clock
• But the parry don't stop

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• S: Structure
• Example 1: Cee-Lo Green - "Forget You
• The first paragraph he is trying to convince the reader he is over his girlfriend
• But the way you play your game ain't fair
• I pity the fool that falls in love with you
• In the second paragraph he makes it quite clear he wants her back
• Why lady? Oh! I love you oh!
• I still love you. oooh!