Analyzing lyrics
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bandcoach
Zukatoku - Mod Scientist
there are several tools to use
meter
- in terms of poetic feet
- what sort of rhythmic pattern or emphasis is in use and how many of them are in a line or repeated structure
e.g. iambic pentameter means each line has 5 iambic feet or rhythmic/accent units in the pattern of short/long, or unstressed/stressed
"he went to town to see his girl today" is a line of iambic pentameter
most of what is at wikipedia on poetic meter and poetic feet is very useful to read through Metre (poetry) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
rhyme schemes
- complex or simple look for where rhymes occur (usually a the end of the line but sometimes at the start or even in the middle)
- other possibilities too where you have alternating rhyming schemes so that you have A-B-A-B-A-B-C-D-C-D-A-B-A-B-A-A
- don't overlook partial rhymes and the forced ones for orange
meter
- in terms of poetic feet
- what sort of rhythmic pattern or emphasis is in use and how many of them are in a line or repeated structure
e.g. iambic pentameter means each line has 5 iambic feet or rhythmic/accent units in the pattern of short/long, or unstressed/stressed
"he went to town to see his girl today" is a line of iambic pentameter
most of what is at wikipedia on poetic meter and poetic feet is very useful to read through Metre (poetry) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
rhyme schemes
- complex or simple look for where rhymes occur (usually a the end of the line but sometimes at the start or even in the middle)
- other possibilities too where you have alternating rhyming schemes so that you have A-B-A-B-A-B-C-D-C-D-A-B-A-B-A-A
- don't overlook partial rhymes and the forced ones for orange
bandcoach
Zukatoku - Mod Scientist
I can only think that you are very young - this method was taught to me during High School English to analyse poetry from a structural point of view
to completely absorb someone's style you would also need to analyse the thematic ideas, the use of metaphor, onomatopoeia, simile, hyperbole, metonymy, synechdoche, personificaton, irony and other literary means of expressing ideas in a roundabout way
to completely absorb someone's style you would also need to analyse the thematic ideas, the use of metaphor, onomatopoeia, simile, hyperbole, metonymy, synechdoche, personificaton, irony and other literary means of expressing ideas in a roundabout way
Lo_Class
Member
I take Bandcoachs approach often but every song is different for the most part. I look for those things tat standout and make it different. Such as that line or few bars that go off typical pattern when reading them but actually stay in pocket with the beat. That gets me every time like a GFK, Guru, Nas like.