Poem Analysis:

1. Pick one of the

following songs:
Stitches by
Shawn Mendes
Skyscraper by
Demi Lovato
Wings by
Macklemore

2. Copy and paste the lyrics

below:
"Skyscraper"

[Verse 1:]
Skies are crying, I am watching
Catching teardrops in my hands
Only silence as it's ending
Like we never had a chance
Do you have to make me feel like
There's nothing left of me?
[Chorus:]
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper
[Verse 2:]
As the smoke clears, I awaken
And untangle you from me
Would it make you feel better
To watch me while I bleed?
All my windows still are broken
But I'm standing on my feet
[Chorus:]
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper

Like a skyscraper
[Bridge:]
Go run, run, run
I'm gonna stay right here,
Watch you disappear
Yeah, oh
Go run, run, run
Yeah, it's a long way down
But I am closer to the clouds up here
[Chorus:]
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Oh Oh
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper
(Like a skyscraper)
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

Questions
3. Describe the structure of the
poem
(How many lines are there? How
many stanzas? What is the
rhyme scheme?)
4. Who is the intended audience?
5. Describe what the speaker is like.
6. What is the name of the poet?
7. What is the poems rhyme
scheme?

Answers
Use complete sentences!
3. There are 9 stanzas and there are 47
lines.
4. The intended audience is her haters and
people who dont like her.
5. The speaker is strong and seen as if no
one can bring her down.
6. The poets name is Demi Lovato.
7. Every following line rhymes with the next.
8. Go on and try to tear me down

8. Does the poet use alliteration? If

so, give an example.
9. Does the poet use consonance?
If so, give an example.
10. Does the poet use assonance?
If so, give an example.
11. Does the song use diction with
positive or negative
connotations? Give some
examples.
12. What kind of tone does the
author use? Give an example of
a line that illustrates this tone.
13. What kind of mood do you feel
as a reader? Give an example of
a line that illustrates this mood.
14. What is a theme that you noticed
in the poem? Use evidence to
support your theme.

9. Yes, the poet uses consonance with the

words here and disappear.
10. No the poet does not use assonance.
11. It uses both because in one line she
sings, You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper, which can be
interpreted as negative when seen as if she
is giving in on the hate and her bad
situations. However she the uses positive
12. She uses a strong and determined tone.
13. The mood is at times sad but powerful
at the same time.
14. The theme would be to not let anyone
bring/tear you down.
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper.