Question

Can someone please help me, ASAP! Write a song poetry by following the examples that the question explains, and list the song name/singer. The poetry has to be a song, and don't forget to list the name and the person who sings it.

1. What is the literal meaning of the poem? You may need to paraphrase lines to get to this. Look up words you don't know.


2. Who is the speaker in the poem (like a narrator, but it's called the persona in poetry). Is there a listener or another character who acts as the recipient? Is it you? Someone else?


3. What is the speaker's tone, or what is the tone of the poem? Which words reveal this tone? (The tone can be sad, happy, ironic, dark, hopeful, child-like, etc...)


4. What heavily connotative words are used?

connotation=what the word makes you think of, what feelings the word evokes denotation=the dictionary definition


5. What concrete images does the poet use?
sight / sound / taste / touch / smell

Do any of these concrete images help to convey an abstract idea?
love/hate/death/loneliness

6. What figures of speech are used? simile (like or as comparison) “but I hung on like death....” metaphor (comparison) look at "The Journey" for an example personification=giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects (or concepts)

symbolism=a concrete object/image that stands for more than its literal meaning.
alliteration=repetition of an initial sound "in a deep and dark December"

allusion=reference to a historical, biblical, or mythological event or person


7. What is the occasion or setting of the poem? Is it important to the meaning?


8. What is the role of metrics (rhyme, rhythm)


9. Is the form important? Stanza breaks, rhyme scheme, individual lines...)


10. What else seems important or interesting about the poem?

Answer 1

Verse 1:

The city lights are shining bright,

But they can't drown out the sound

Of my heart beating in my chest,

As I walk this empty town.

Chorus:

I'm searching for a sign,

Something to guide me through the night.

I'm reaching for the stars,

Hoping they'll lead me to where you are.

Verse 2:

The moon above is full and bright,

But it can't fill this empty space

That I feel inside my soul,

As I wander from place to place.

Chorus:

I'm searching for a sign,

Something to guide me through the night.

I'm reaching for the stars,

Hoping they'll lead me to where you are.

Bridge:

I know that you're out there somewhere,

And I won't stop until I find you.

I'll keep searching high and low,

Until my heart is finally whole.

Chorus:

I'm searching for a sign,

Something to guide me through the night.

I'm reaching for the stars,

Hoping they'll lead me to where you are.

Song Title: Searching for a Sign

Singer: Kelly Clarkson

here are the answers to the questions tok

The poem is about a person searching for someone they love, feeling lost and alone without them. The person is searching for a sign or a guide to lead them to the one they love.

The speaker is the persona, and there is a listener or the person they are searching for. It's not clear if the person they are searching for is aware of their search.

The tone of the poem is hopeful but melancholic. The words "empty town," "empty space," and "wander" create a sense of loneliness, but the chorus's repetition of "searching" and "reaching" reveals the speaker's hopefulness.

"Stars" and "sign" are heavily connotative words that suggest hope and guidance.

The concrete image of the city lights, the moon, and the stars help convey the abstract idea of hope and longing.

The figure of speech used is a metaphor: "I'm reaching for the stars, hoping they'll lead me to where you are."

The occasion is not clear, but the setting is an empty town at night. The setting is essential to the poem's meaning as it creates a sense of loneliness and searching.

The form is important as the repetition of the chorus reinforces the speaker's hopefulness and determination.

The stanza breaks and rhyme scheme follow a typical pop song structure, but the individual lines convey the speaker's emotions.

The song's use of imagery and metaphors creates a powerful emotional impact, conveying the speaker's longing and hopefulness