SONG

1. Definition

a. Songs are similar to poems. There are beautiful words in songs and poems. Some
of the words are new for us. To help us understand the songs, we need to know the
meanings of the difficult words. Looking up the dictionary will certainly help us
know the meanings of the words and enrich our vocabulary.

b. A song is a single work of music intended to be sung by human voice with distinct
and fixed pitches a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be
sung.

c. Song is a short piece of music, usually with words. It combines melody and
vocals, although some composers have written instrumental pieces, or musical
works without words, that mimic the quality of a singing voice.

2. Social function

a. To entertain a sad friend, we sing a song to entertain him, meaning the song has a
social function (to entertain people)

b. The song can make others more passionate and more confident with their abilities.
For example, when someone follows a sporting event, the supporters always give
the spirit through the song that is a national anthem.

c. The song can give the beauty and the memories for others. For example in
weddings or birthday celebrations, sometimes songs can represent everything so
they feel happy and comfortable, it means that a song has a social function in this
case

d. To express our feelings for commercial purpose.

3. The social fuction of song is

1. To entertain, inspire, motivate listeners. And we can learn English too from songs

2. Song is purposed to communicate certain messages through a beautiful verses

which can only be understood by deep reasoning and feeling.

- Generic structure A

1. Intro : section that comes at the beginning

2. Verse when two or more sections of the song have basically identical music and different
lyrics each section is considered one verse
3. Pre-chorus section that may occur after the verse. To connect the verse to the chorus

4. Chorus: the repeated sections, often the dynamically height of the music

5. Bridge: an interiude that connects two parts of a song. Usually differs from the verse and
the chorus in its harmonic structure

6. Middle-8: section which has a significantly different melody to the rest. It happens in the
middle of the song.

7. Outro : section that comes at the end of the song

- Generic structure B

Most songs are made up of of three diferent sections: Verse, Chorus, and Bridge.
Many hit songs have the form: Verse/Chorus/Verse/Chorus/Bridge/Chorus

1. CHORUS:

The chorus has the same melody AND the same lyric each time we hear it. The
lyrics sums up the emotional heart of the song. It's the section that listeners will
remember and want to hear again and again. Be sure to include your title in your chorus
so listeners know what to call your song. The title is often in the first or last line,
sometimes both.

2. VERSE:

The verses all have the same melody but different lyrics. A verse takes us deeper
into the feelings or situation that created the feelings in the chorus. Because the chorus is
repeated three or more times, you can keep it. Images: to describe feelings and emotion
(the dream we were conceived in will reveal a joyful face rhythm to create the mood of
the song interesting by giving listeners more information in each verse - something that
reveals more about the chorus and deepens our feelings or understanding of it.

3. BRIDGE:

The bridge has a different melody and lyric from any other section. It often
provides a peak moment or a turning point in the song. You can use the bridge to reveal
something hidden or add a twist or just come right out and say what you feel instead of
expressing it in images.

4. PRE-CHORUS:

Sometimes there's a short section at the end of the verse which creates
anticipation going into the chorus.
 5. HOOK: "hook" is the most memorable line in the song. It's in the chorus and it's often the
line with the title in it — the first or last line of the chorus

- Grammatical feature

1. Figurative language - is the use of words, phrase, or sentence to beautify or

sometimes to hide the meaning. For example:

I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted

Figurative language in a song :

1. Simile

a. A figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, as in "she is

like a rose."

b. A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a
different kind, used to make a description more emphatic

2. Metaphor

a. A term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order

to suggest a resemblance, as in "I am a rock, I am an island" meaning I cannot be
harmed and I am independent

b. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to

which it is not literally applicable.

3. Onomatopoeia

The formation of a word, as cuckoo, boom, buzz, zip, bang by imitation of a

sound made by or associated with its referent.

4. Personification

a. The attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract

notions Example: The sun opened its sleepy eyes and smiled down on the Earth as a
new day began.

b. The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman,

or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

5. Oxymoron

A figure of speech in which a pair of opposite or contradictory terms are used

together for emphasis. Example: Organized chaos, a wise fool
6. Paradox

A statement or proposition which is self-contradictory, unreasonable, or illogical.

Example: There is no absolute truth.

7. Hyperbole

A figure of speech which uses an extravagant or exaggerated statement to express

strong feelings. Example: I've told you millions of times to go away

8. Extended Metaphor

A metaphor that is continued over multiple sentences. Example: Suzie is a

beautiful young flowering girl. Her cheeks are flush with the spring of life.