Literary Terms
Personification
Giving inanimate objects human qualities
Genre of music with roots in slavery
Jazz
Characterized by long hair and leather jackets
Greaser
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
Rhyme Scheme
What is the message in Dear Mr. President?
Addresses issues like homelessness, government accountability, and social justice = asking the president to fix the issues in the country
Attitude author has towards subject being written
Category characterized by style, form, and content; a literary type
Genre
They rejected materialism; explored a freer lifestyle
You ain't nothin but a hound dog
Cryin all the time
Metaphor
What is the message in Fortunate Son
Emphasizes the divide between those who are wealthy and those who are not = the sons of wealthy didn't have to be drafted
Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
The way you see yourself
Image
Wore short skirts, listened to jazz, danced the Charleston
Flapper
It ain't me, it ain't me; I ain't no fortunate one
Repetition
What is the message in the Last Saskatchewan Pirate
Reveals faults in society, such as economic inequality and the struggles of farmers = resilience and freedom
Satire
Using humor to show societies faults; to ridicule or make fun of human vices/weakness
Character or personality of an individual
Identity
They loved to dance to swing and jitterbug
Bobby-soxer
Here comes the sun
Personification
Various answers - Mrs. White decides
Parody
Closely imitated for comic effect or ridicule
Current or existing state of affairs; the norm
Status Quo
They wore French berets and wrote poetry
Beatnik
The sky is falling, I’m feeling all alone
Hyperbole
How is music used as a communication tool?
Various answers - Mrs. White decides