The song I decided to analyze is "Eight Days A Wee" by The Beatles. First of all, here is the link for the songs lyrics: http://tinyurl.com/6eoysl :. The first thing I noticed in this song was the rhyme scheme.
Oh, I need your love, babe
Guess you know its true
Hope you need my love babe
Just like I need you
Notice the Rhyme Scheme: True, and You
There is also the repetition of the word "Babe"
The caesura between 'love, babe' adds more of a rhythm to the song.
You can tell from this beginning stanza that this is a lyric poem, because it is expressing feeling
This first stanza is also a quatrain
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me
I ain't got nothing but love, babe
Eight Days a Week
As you can clearly see, there is a LOT of repetition (although it is a song)
Also notice the other use of the word babe.
The writer also used hyperbole when writing "Eight Days a Week"
This stanza is basically the refrain of the song.
This song has a lot to do about love, so basically the song is showing giving loving someone for 8 days which is impossible, but the love is so strong that it is possible. Its a very interesting concept in my opinion.
It's good that you didn't just notice sound, but you noticed the way the poem was written with line breaks and things like that. Knowing it was a lyric poem was a good observation!
ReplyDeleteYOu did a good job going in detail about this song. I can honestly say I have never heard this song, but this still is a good post.
ReplyDeleteNick, good work noticing the hyperbole at the center of this song. Try to develop your observations into a more full analysis - what effect do all of these patterns you notice create for the song as a whole?
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