Understanding Language Feature of A Song

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Language Features of Song Lyrics

1. Diction
What is diction in a song?
Diction is the art of speaking so that each word is clearly heard. In music, this is very
important as without it songs may lose their meaning to the listener. ... Although both music
and lyrics are important, if the words cannot be understood, the song can become
meaningless.
What is an example of diction?

In a work of fiction, the diction of the characters often tells us a lot about the characters. We
can tell if they are intelligent, educated, or even what part of the world or country they are
from. Examples of Diction: Hey, what's up, man?
How do you do diction when singing?

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1. 1) Practice Tongue Twisters. Try speaking your favorite tongue twisters first, and then
try singing them! ...
2. 2) Study Phonetics (IPA) ...
3. 3) Practice Vowels. ...
4. 4) Practice Consonants. ...
5. 5) Do Some Lip Buzz/Trill. ...
6. 6) Incorporate Breath Support.
What is an example of diction in a sentence?
Clear diction, not a "posh voice", was what was wanted. His diction is pure, his style
correct, his versification smooth though monotonous. His speech and diction were
plain, terse, forcible. ... The choir had very good diction, which enabled the audience
to hear Nancy Bush's words clearly.
2. Rhyme
A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds (usually, exactly the same sound) in the final stressed
syllables and any following syllables of two or more words. Most often, this kind of
perfect rhyming is consciously used for artistic effect in the final position of lines within poems
or songs.
Definition of Rhyme
Rhyme is a literary device, featured particularly in poetry, in which identical or
similar concluding syllables in different words are repeated. Rhyme most often
occurs at the ends of poetic lines. In addition, rhyme is principally a function of
sound rather than spelling. For example, words rhyme that end with the same
vowel sound but have different spellings: day, prey, weigh, bouquet. This is true
for words with the same consonant ending as well: vain, rein, lane. Rhyme is
therefore predominantly independent of the way words look or are spelled. Writers
use rhymes as a way to create sound patterns in order to emphasize certain words
and their relationships with others in an artistic manner.
Famous Examples of Rhymes in Common Phrases

When people use rhyming words in everyday speech, the purpose is generally to
appeal to a sense of rhythm in language and use rhyming sounds to create
memorable expressions. Here are some famous examples of rhymes in common
phrases:
 See you later, alligator

 Too cool for school
 Make or break
 Shop ’til you drop
 Meet and greet
 Nearest and dearest
 Fender bender
 Blame game
 Hustle and bustle
 Handy dandy
 Study buddy
 Sky high
 True blue
 Boy toy
 Double trouble
3. Figurative language or Figures of Speech (Majas)
Figurative language refers to the use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional
order and meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colourful writing, clarity, or
evocative comparison. It uses an ordinary sentence to refer to something without directly
stating it.
Examples of Figurative Language :
a. Sound Devices
Sound devices are resources used to convey and reinforce the meaning or
experience of poetry through the skillful use of sound
1. ) Alliteration
Alliteration in Poetry. Alliteration is a term for repeated letter sounds (usually consonants, but not
always) at the stressed part of two or more words. Assonance in Poetry. Consonance in Poetry.
Onomatopoeia in Poetry. Repetition in Poetry. Rhyme in Poetry. Rhythm in Poetry.
Example :
This time. This place
Misused, mistakes
Too long, too late
(Far Away, by Nickelback)
2. ) Assonance
Assonance is a literary device in which the repetition of similar vowel
sounds takes place in two or more words in proximity to each other within a
line of poetry or prose.
I must confess that in my quest
I felt depressed and restless
(with Love, by Thin Lizzy)
3. ) Onomatopoeia :
Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech in which words evoke the actual sound of the
thing they refer to or describe. The “boom” of a firework exploding, the “tick tock” of a
clock, and the “ding dong” of a doorbell are all examples of onomatopoeia.
Example : Boom,boom, boom
Even bright than the moon, moom, moon
(Firework, By Kettry Perry)
b. ) Imaginary
Imagery can make something abstract, like an emotion or theory, seem
more concrete and tangible to the reader. By using imagery, writers can evoke the
feeling they want to talk about in their readers...and by making their readers feel, writers can
also help readers connect to the messages in their work.
Example : Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight.

The following are examples of figures of speech :
(a) Metaphor
Metaphor describing something by likening it to something else.
Example
I'm the sunshine in your hair
I'm the shadow on the ground
I'm the whisper in the wind
I'm your imaginary friend (I'm already there by LoneStar)
(b) Hyperbole :a frequently humorous exaggeration that hints at a larger truth. Example :
I would fly to the Moon and back if you’ll be
If you'll be my baby
Got a ticket for a world where we belong
So would you be my baby
(To the Moon and Back, by Savage Garden)
(c). Simile : a comparison between two different things, designed to create an unusual, interesting,
emotional, or other effect using like or as...as
Example
“How does it feel
To be without a home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling Stone?”
(Like a Rolling Stone, By Bob Dylan)
(d) Personification
a figure of speech where human qualities are given to objects or ideas. in the arts, personification
means representing a non-human thing as if it were human. Personification gives human traits and
qualities such as emotions, desires sensations, gestures and speech often by way of metaphor.
Example
And so today my world it smiles,
Your hand in mine, we walk the miles,
Thanks to you it will be done
For you to me are the only one
(Thank you, by Led Zepeline)

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KD3.7.

Read the Text Below and Write a Summary

Language Features of Song Lyrics

What is diction in a song?

What is an example of diction?

How do you do diction when singing?

Famous Examples of Rhymes in Common Phrases

 See you later, alligator

3. Figurative language or Figures of Speech (Majas)

Example : Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight.

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