SONG

SONG

By Acih Mintarsih

Assalamualaikum. Meet again with Miss Acih Mintarsih in English Class. Today​ you are going to study about song.

But before doing that I'd like to ask you a question​

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Poll

Are you ready to study about song?

• Yes, so happy to study the song

• I am not interested

• I am bored

• I don't know

Song is a composition of tone or voice in sequence, combination and temporal relation to produce a musical composition that has unity and continuity.​

Definition of Song.

​Well, let's begin. Do you like to listen to the song?

What is song? ​

Let's see the definition​

Songs are used to express feeling and idea in an entertaining world. Songs can be used to deliver social criticism. The moral values are hidden in the lyrics..

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​The social function of the song

Do you know what is the language funcion of the song?​ Here it is

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​Now let's study about the language features of the song.

Language Features:​

OImagery, describes about feelings and emotions.

ORhythm, a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.

OFigures of speech:

1.Metaphor, comparing two things that are not alike to suggest that they actually have

something in common. e.g. “Time is a thief” or “Her hair was silk”

2.Simile, compares two things using “like” or “as’’. e.g. “My love is like a red rose”.

3.Hyperbole, a dramatic language. Big exaggeration, usually with humor.  e.g. “That math homework

took me 8 million years to finish”.

4.Personification, an object appear like a person. E.g. “Lightning danced across the sky”

5.Alliteration,  the repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words. E.g. “A big bully

beats a baby boy”.​

Language Features​

​How.......? Is it clear?

​To check your understanding of the figures of speech of the song, please do the exercises below

Good Luck​

Multiple Choice

"Your eyes are bright as the sun"

"they fought like dogs and cats"

are the example of...........

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

Multiple Choice

Time is money is an example of........

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

“The sky is full of dancing stars”

“The TV suddenly stopped talking”

are the examples of........

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

Multiple Choice

“I have million things to do tomorrow”

is the example of .........

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Multiple Choice

“A solar shock of sudden sun or moon”,

is the example..............

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

How about the result of the exercises, Good? Now, let's continue to study the generis structures of the song

​Generic Structures of the Song:

​OIntro, the introduction establishes melodic, harmonic, and/or rhythmic related to the main body of song.

OVerse, the section of the song structure that tells the story. This is the exposition , describing the scene or the person, or an emotion.

ORefrain, a repeated line/lines in a song, which typically occurs at the end of each verse.

OChorus, the most repeated section, so it’s the easiest remembered, the summary of the song’s story.

OBridge, the part of the song that shifts. It can suddenly change tempo, or volume, or intrumentation. It can be used to give the singer a break.

OOutro /Coda, the end of the road for the song.

Generic Structure of the song​

If yes, please access the link I am going to share , I hope it can help you much because it is some written in Bahasa Indonesia. ​

​Do you find any difficulties in understanding the materials I shared in English?

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​Now pay attention to the picture on the right side, John Legend. Have you ever listened to his song, All of Me? Please read the lyric of that song and find out the figure of speech in the lyric

​I hope you can more understand about the material after you study the explanation above

Find the language features​

​All of Me (John Legend)

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What would I do without your smart mouth?

Drawing me in, and you kicking me out

You got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down

What's going on in that beautiful mind?

I'm on your magical mystery ride

And I'm so dizzy, don't know what hit me, but I'll be alright

My head's underwater

But I'm breathing fine

You're crazy and I'm out of my mind

'Cause all...

'Cause all of me

Loves all of you​

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Love your curves and all your edges

All your perfect imperfections

Give your all to me

I'll give my all to you

You're my end and my beginning

Even when I lose I'm winning

How many times do I have to tell you

Even when you're crying you're beautiful too?

The world is beating you down, I'm around through every mood

You're my downfall, you're my muse

My worst distraction, my rhythm and blues

I can't stop singing, it's ringing in my head for you​

​That's all for today. see you