Song analysis example

Memories by Maroon Five Here's to the ones that we got Cheers to the wish you were here, but you're not 'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories Of everything we've been through Toast to the ones here today Toast to the ones that we lost on the way 'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories And the memories bring back, memories bring back you There's a time that I remember, when I did not know no pain When I believed in forever, and everything would stay the same Now my heart feel like December when somebody say your name 'Cause I can't reach out to call you, but I know I will one day, yeah Everybody hurts sometimes Everybody hurts someday, aye aye But everything gon' be alright Go and raise a glass and say, aye Here's to the ones that we got Cheers to the wish you were here, but you're not 'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories Of everything we've been through Toast to the ones here today Toast to the ones that we lost on the way 'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories And the memories bring back, memories bring back you Doo doo, doo doo, doo doo Doo doo, doo doo, doo doo, doo doo Doo doo, doo doo, doo doo doo Memories bring back, memories bring back you There's a time that I remember when I never felt so lost When I felt all of the hatred was too powerful to stop (ooh, yeah) Now my heart feel like an ember and it's lighting up the dark I'll carry these torches for ya that you know I'll never drop, yeah Everybody hurts sometimes Everybody hurts someday, aye aye But everything gon' be alright Go and raise a glass and say, aye Here's to the ones that we got (oh oh) Cheers to the wish you were here, but you're not 'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories Of everything we've been through (no, no) Toast to the ones here today (aye) Toast to the ones that we lost on the way 'Cause the drinks bring back all the memories (aye) And the memories bring back, memories bring back you Doo doo, doo doo, doo doo Doo doo, doo doo, doo doo, doo doo Doo doo, doo doo, doo doo doo Memories bring back, memories bring back you Doo doo, doo doo doo doo Doo doo, doo doo, doo doo, doo doo Doo doo, doo doo, doo doo doo (ooh, yeah) Memories bring back, memories bring back you Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no Memories bring back, memories bring back you Analyzing poetry (song) 1. Determine the subject of the poem. This song is about good memories that one once had with another, the memories coming back is the best feeling. Remembering the past brings back good times that they once had together. 2. Identify the poems narrator The person speaking is the one that has the memories coming back into his mind. He is speaking to the person that was in the past with him and made those memories so memorable. Under what circumstances? I think they are at a reunion of some kind and he his telling everyone about the memories that are coming back to him, from the past. 3. Note the word choice of the song This song is connotations because it is a literal meaning. The words are abstract. It is free of clichés. 4. Determine the tone of the song Words that set the tone are every time the song says “memories”. I feel like the tone stays throughout the song; it is calm yet very meaningful. 5. Determine the rhythmical devices used by the singer/songwriter. Each line has a different number of syllables, there is no pattern This song has 55 lines There is no rhyming This song has a lot of repeated lines and repetitive words This song would be considered open because it is not a stanza and it does not rhyme/ 6. Note the use of other literary devices This song does have allusions The song is an onomatopoeia, and alliteration, but not an assonance The writer doesn’t use figurative language The tittle of this song is good for what it means, “memories” is the title and the song if about memories. If I where to change I would change it to Cheers because they are celebrating the past and the memories, they had together. 7. The experience is felt by the reader, because everyone has memories. When listening to this song the memories rush back, they could be goo or bad. The poem does succeed is sharpening someone’s awareness of the memories that they have had. Remembering the past can remind you of all the good times you have had and all the good times that are to come.