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Reading Strategy

Analyzing Figurative Language in Music Lyrics 

by A. Student

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Song Lyrics

FireworkDo you ever feel like a plastic bagDrifting through the wind, wanting to start againDo you ever feel, feel so paper thinLike a house of cards, one blow from caving in

Firework by Esther Dean, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Katy Perry, & Sandy Julien Wilhelm

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Think/ Square Share

FireworkDo you ever feel like a plastic bagDrifting through the wind, wanting to start againDo you ever feel, feel so paper thinLike a house of cards, one blow from caving in

Firework by Esther Dean, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Katy Perry, & Sandy Julien Wilhelm

Quick write questions:• Looking at the title, what do       you think this song is about?

• What is your first reaction to      the song’s meaning?

• What stands out to you?

Note what thoughts or reactions were the same? Different?

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Analysis: Gathering DataResearch the Lyric

Research the Artist/ Writer

What Was Happening in Society When the Song Was Released?

What Do Other People Think the Song Means? 

www.songfacts.com www.rockhall.com www.lyricinterpretations.com

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Final AnalysisResearchOur Thoughts

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Cards by Machovka  http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/