Lyrical Analysis: The BIG 5 Name:__________________________________

[Martin/Patterson 2023]

Song Title:

Performer:

Song Writer:

Song Context:

1. Structure
a. Lines
b. Stanzas/Verses
c. Rhyme Scheme
d. Tempo
e. Chorus/Refrain Lines?

2. Diction
a. Word Choice/Vocabulary
b. Voice
c. Rhetorical Situation
i. Speaker
ii. Audience
iii. Subject
iv. Tone
v. Purpose

3. Imagery
a. Sight
b. Sound
c. Taste
d. Touch
e. Smell

4. “Tricks”
a. Metaphor
b. Simile
c. Personification
d. Other techniques

5. Meaning
a. Motifs (repeated images, ideas, word)
b. Tropes (connections to well-known themes/stories)
c. Main ideas
d. Themes