Meaning Of The Song 'Walking In The Wind'

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What is the song about?
Two people are having a discussion in the beginning, but leads to the first person to tell the second one where they can find them. That this goodbye isn’t forever but temporary and the place can be reached one way or another.
What does the title have to do with the song?
The title has more meaning, because it is a re-occurring lyric throughout the song. “Walking in the Wind” is a symbol. The definition of a symbol is “A sign, word, phrase, image, or other object that stands for or represents something else.” It could represent a different place or time that someone wishes to go to.
What poetic devices can you find?
Dialogue- “Conversation between two characters, writers use dialogue to reveal characters, to present
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The first one is in the beginning of the song “You’ll find me in the region of the summer stars.” This could mean that there is a certain place that only the two people in the song could be aware of. That this phrase “region of the summer stars” could mean a certain thing. The next phrase is “walking in the wind” which is also the title of the song. “Walking in the wind” could be a certain time or place that one character that once wished they could go to. It seems that since circumstances changed and they are able to “walk in the …show more content…
But listening to the song, the musical side of the song is upbeat nothing like the message they are singing about. The line “goodbyes are bitter-sweet” is kind of like the song as a whole, the music is upbeat- sweet, the lyrics- bitter.
Theme- “The central idea, concern, or purpose in a literary work.”
(Theme) I think the central idea of this song is that change is difficult especially when you remember all the happy memories. That those memories are in a certain chapter of their life that is now closing. The concern of this song is that they do not really know where they are going to end up and who’s going to be there, or not be there (in life). The purpose is to tell others of what they’ve gone through and to let others know that they aren’t alone. That most people have difficult time adjusting to change. That the possibility of losing someone could be terrifying.

What do these devices add to the

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