Sunday, April 15, 2012

Analyzation "Set Fire to the Rain"

Here are links to watch, and the lyrics to the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlsBObg-1BQ
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/adele/setfiretotherain.html



   The song that i decided to analyze was by: Adele, and called Set Fire to the Rain. The first technique that i noticed was personification. The line is
"I let it fall, my heart,
And as it fell you rose to claim it"

I think she is trying to tell us that her heart was was falling because he broke it, and he tried to pick her heart back up. That was the only personification that i saw in this song. Also this verse could fall into another category called image. 


   Another technique she used was image. Image was used a ton during this whole song one example is whenever she sings
"But I set fire to the rain,
Watched it pour as I touched your face,"

This is a main part not only is it the chorus, but it helps paint a picture in your head. Whenever i hear this chorus some on all i can think about is a man and a woman standing in the rain while is fire is surrounding them, and she is also touching his face. These lines are very straight forward. 

1 comment:

  1. i love this song!! I actually almost picked this song but i didnt hahahah. You did a great job of explaining what each technique does in the poem

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