Sing and song

Social Function

To entertain listeners

To express the deepest feelings such as, sadness, happiness, of the singer

To express disagreement, disapproval, motivation and opposition

To express love for his/her country

To honor a someone

As a soundtrack to strengthen the theme of a movie, an advertisement, etc.

To lead people’s mood into an event such as, a wedding party, a birthday celebration, a funeral,etc.

Structure Text

Verse: a group of lines that form a unit in a song, usually sung before chorus

Chorus/ refrain: part of a song that is sung after each verse

Bridge: a part connecting chorus and verse

Intro: introduction music in a song

Interlude: a short piece of music that fills a period of time in a song.

Coda: lines that close a song.

Figure of Speech

Figurative Language that is usually found in a poem is used whenever you want to describe something by comparing it with something else. This figurative language is not only found in a poem, but most of the song writers also applied it in their composition. This figurative language which is usually used: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole Phrasal Verbs.

Simile : It uses the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike. Example: She is busy as a bee.

Metaphor : It states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison. A simile would say you are like something; a metaphor is more positive - it says you are something. Example: You are what you eat.

Personification : A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object. Example: My teddy bear gave me a hug.

Alliteration : The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters. Example: She sells seashells by the sea shore.

Onomatopoeia : The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action. Example: snap, crackle, pop.

Hyperbole : An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Example: He was so hungry that he ate that whole cornfield for lunch, stalks, and all.

Phrasal Verbs : A combination of verb and one or more adverbial or prepositional particles, as catch on, take off, bring up, or put up with, functioning as a single semantic unit and often having an idiomatic meaning that could not be predicted from the meanings of the individual parts.