Song Title
Song Analysis Form
Learning English Through Pop Music
Lori Rottenberg, Spring 2017
Your Name________________________________________________________________
Song Title__________________________________________________________________
Artist or Group___________________________________________________
Song Lyrics and Structure (10 points)
Cut and paste the song’s lyrics below. Indicate which parts are the chorus, verse, and bridge:
Song Vocabulary (20 points)
Write down any words, idioms, or slang expressions that are new for you in this song (at least 5):
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Figurative Language (10 points)
( Similes? ___________________________________________________________________
( Metaphors? _________________________________________________________________
Song Grammar (20 points)
What verb tenses were used in the song? Write the verbs from the song in the correct spaces.
( simple present _____________________ ( present or past progressive _________________
( simple past _______________________ ( present or past perfect _____________________
( future____________________________ ( command_______________________________
( conditional _______________________ ( other __________________________________
Were there any instances of non-standard grammatical usage that you heard? What were they?
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Song Pronunciation (20 points)
Were there any words that rhymed in the song? Write the rhyming words below.
Full end rhymes (like “bat” and “cat”):
______________ and _________________ ______________ and _________________
______________ and _________________ ______________ and _________________
Half end rhymes (like “firework” and “colors burst”):
______________ and _________________ ______________ and _________________
______________ and _________________ ______________ and _________________
Internal rhymes (happen within a single line (“Killed by a Great White or a meteorite”):
______________ and _________________ ______________ and _________________
Note any words with unusual pronunciation features (reductions, dialect, accent, etc):
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Song Content (20 points)
In your own words, what is this song about? Use complete sentences.
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Would this song be popular in your country? Would its topic be discussed? Why or why not?
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