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Analyzing Pop Music: Linguistic and Literary Techniques in "Diamonds"

Explore the linguistic and literary frameworks within pop music, using Rihanna's "Diamonds" as a case study. We will analyze various techniques such as metaphor, elliptical sentences, and the use of abstract nouns. The discussion will include the reasons behind these choices in lyrical composition, such as their impact on emotion and imagery. Additionally, we will dissect elements like pre-modifying adjectives in hip hop, dynamic verbs in Taylor Swift's songs, and the phonological features that align song lyrics with poetry.

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Analyzing Pop Music: Linguistic and Literary Techniques in "Diamonds"

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  1. Music and Lyrics Objective: to practice using linguistic and literary frameworks

  2. Spot the techniques using the frameworks. Why do you think they are used? Shine bright like a diamondShine bright like a diamondFind light in the beautiful seaI choose to be happyYou and I, you and IWe’re like diamonds in the skyYou’re a shooting star I seeA vision of ecstasyWhen you hold me, I’m aliveWe’re like diamonds in the skyI knew that we’d become one right awayOh, right awayAt first sight I left the energy of sun raysI saw the life inside your eyes

  3. An analysis Shine bright like a diamondShine bright like a diamondFind light in the beautiful seaI choose to be happyYou and I, you and IWe’re like diamonds in the skyYou’re a shooting star I seeA vision of ecstasyWhen you hold me, I’m aliveWe’re like diamonds in the sky

  4. Questions • Find an example of an elliptical sentence from a song by Drake. Explain why you think it is used. • Find an explain one metaphor used in Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’. Explain why you think it is used. • What kind of abstract nouns are commonly found in pop songs? List three. Explain why you think they are always used. • Find three pre-modifying adjectives used to describe women in hip hop? Explain why you think they are used. • Find three dynamic verbs from any song by Taylor Swift. Explain why you think they are used. • What phonological features do songs often have in common with poetry?

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