WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG?

​What is a song?

The words of a song are called

​lyrics

​A song is a short piece of music, usually with words.

​Series of lyrics that tell the story of the song

​Song Title

​Verses

​Chorus

​Bridge

​The most memorable part containing the ultimate message of the piece

​Passage of music that contrasts the verse and the chorus. It generally used to take the listener from one section to the next

​THE STRUCTURE OF A SONG

​SOCIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE SONG
​To entertain the listeners
​To teach moral values through the lyrics of the song
​To express personal feelings or emotions
​To motivate or inspire the listeners
​To appreciate a work of art

​the use of words, phrases, or sentences to beautify or sometimes to hide the meanings.

​repetition of similar sounds

​the hidden meaning and the real meaning

​figurative

language

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​rhyme

​Connotation

&

Denotation

​Language features of a song

Open Ended

What's your favorite song? Write it down below!

​Verse 2

Reorder

Reorder the lyrics below!

• They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy

• They can say, they can say we've lost our minds

• I don't care, I don't care if they call us crazy

• Runaway to a world that we design

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

​Language Features

​Figurative Language

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• ​"A million dreams are keeping me awake"

  hyperbole, imagery

• "The world that's waiting up for me" personification​

​Rhyme

​- They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy They can say, they can say I've lost my mind

- A million dreams​

​Connotati-on

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a lot of similes are used to express meaning

Open Ended

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Match

Match the following!

• Verses

• Chorus

• Rhyme

• Connotation

• Denotation

Series of lyrics that tell the story of the song

The most memorable part containing the ultimate message of the piece

​repetition of similar sounds

The hidden meaning

The real meaning

• Series of lyrics that tell the story of the song

• The most memorable part containing the ultimate message of the piece

• ​repetition of similar sounds

• The hidden meaning

• The real meaning