Songs - Micro Teaching

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Poll

On a scale of 1-4 how often do you listen to songs every day?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is song?

A song is a short piece of music, usually with words. It combines melody and vocals. Songs can have various themes, such as love, friendship, family, motivation, peace, religion, etc.

Social Function

There are many kind of social function of the song:
1) To entertain the listener
2) To tell stories
3) To express emotions
4) To teach moral values through the lyrics
5) To motivate the listener
6) To criticize the environment or a condition

Open Ended

From the song you've heard before, “A Million Dreams” what do you think the social function of the song is? Why? (the answer can be more than one option)

1) To entertain the listener
2) To tell stories
3) To express emotions
4) To teach moral values through the lyrics
5) To motivate the listener
6) To criticize the environment or a condition

Making something sound much bigger or smaller than it really is.
"A million dreams for the world we’re gonna make"

b. Hyperbole

Giving human feelings and actions to objects or ideas.
"The world that’s waiting up for me"

Figures of speech

Language Features

a. Personification

Saying that one thing is similar to another. A comparison using "like" or "as".
"Your smile is like the sun shining"

c. Simile

Saying one thing is another. A metaphor compares two things directly without using "like" or "as".
"Your smile is the sun that shines in my heart."

Figures of speech

Language Features

d. Metaphor

Repetition is the figurative language style which makes the repetition phrase to make strong impression.
“They can say, they can say it all sounds crazy”
“I don’t care I don’t care so call me crazy”

Figures of speech

Language Features

e. Repetition

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