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Anaphora

Last updated 9 months ago

5 questions

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Question 1

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Opening Journal: Name the artist, choose a song, and share two different lyrics (2-4 lines) from the song that you find to be particularly powerful, and explain what about them makes them so meaningful to you

Question 2

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Above, three different music videos have been provided. Choose one (1) of these three videos to watch. When you are done, reflect on the lyrics of the song. What phrase or phrases were repeated frequently in the video you watched?

Question 3

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What is the effect of the phrase you picked out of the lyrics? How does its repetition make you feel as a listener?

Question 4

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What is the purpose of this lyric? Given the the context and PATHOS (HOW it makes you feel), why do you think the artist used this phrase in this song in this way? WHY did the artist want you, the listener, to feel the way you do when you listen to the song?

Question 5

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EXIT TICKET: Find a song that uses EPISTROPHE, that is, has repeating phrases at the END of its lines. Provide the artist and the song title. What is the effect of the use of this phrase in this song? How does it make you feel, and WHY does the artist want you to feel this way?