Monday, February 17, 2014

Analyze a Song

The song “Umbrella” by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, Rihanna is saying that she is close to an important person in her life; however, he doesn’t feel emotionally attached like she does. She shows this through her words and tone. On the second paragraph, she states, “When the clouds come we gone, we Rocafella,” which is a symbol because she means that they will run off together when the person changes his mind about her. She uses stronger words in the song to get the audiences attention such as “you’re part of my entity, here for infinity.” Enjambment was used to create a dramatic effect; “precipitation. Stack chips…” in the second paragraph.
Things I noticed in this song were some sound patterns and rhymes. I first noticed assonance at the end of each line on the third paragraph; heart, apart, star, dark, cars. The “a” sound was repeated over and over which came to my attention. Also, I saw sibilance in the chorus; “When the sun shines, we’ll shine.” I noticed that the chorus also has euphony because of its use of smoothness. Also, on the last paragraph, there may be a use of an anaphora; “It’s raining, raining,” which is repeated about four times.


"Umbrella" by Rihanna feat. Jay-Z

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