Shawn Khan
Mrs. Mikowski
Hamlit 11
1 Feb 2012
Literary Periods Text Analysis
In the song “The Dog Days Are Over” by Florence+ The Machine, the text gives rise to the idea of Realism. Realism is generalized with having an objective narrator, and leaves the reader to interpret the story in his or her own way. This occurred after the Civil War when Post War writers focused on creating works that did not idealize people or like transcendentalism. Basically, writers wrote truthfully about ordinary situations. For example, the first line says, “Happiness hit her like a train on a track” (Cite 1). This is an example of a third person objective narrator. This song also shows Aesthetic realism, which insists on detailing the world the way someone (the narrator) sees it. In this quote, “Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back, struck from a great height,” the narrator gives a simile depicting his or her thought of how joy came to the girl. This work can be deduced in many ways. Literally, a dog day is a really hot day. In this song, however, it can be assumed that the dog days are rough periods for the girl. In the line, “The horses are coming so you better run,” (Cite) can symbolize that better days are …show more content…
“Hood” life is described as “grotesque,” because innocent people suffer from gangbanging since tensions are so high between rival gangs. The dialogue includes new dialect possibly immigrated from another part of the country. Like works written in the Realism period, this song shows the Grim Reality of things in the hood: “You better watch how you talkin, and where you walkin or you and your homies might be lined in chalk.” This quote removed from the text explains that if you make one mistake, you could die (Cite line 7). Distribution of dialect from other parts in the country is shown in many instances. For example, “Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my
Mrs. Mikowski
Hamlit 11
1 Feb 2012
Literary Periods Text Analysis
In the song “The Dog Days Are Over” by Florence+ The Machine, the text gives rise to the idea of Realism. Realism is generalized with having an objective narrator, and leaves the reader to interpret the story in his or her own way. This occurred after the Civil War when Post War writers focused on creating works that did not idealize people or like transcendentalism. Basically, writers wrote truthfully about ordinary situations. For example, the first line says, “Happiness hit her like a train on a track” (Cite 1). This is an example of a third person objective narrator. This song also shows Aesthetic realism, which insists on detailing the world the way someone (the narrator) sees it. In this quote, “Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back, struck from a great height,” the narrator gives a simile depicting his or her thought of how joy came to the girl. This work can be deduced in many ways. Literally, a dog day is a really hot day. In this song, however, it can be assumed that the dog days are rough periods for the girl. In the line, “The horses are coming so you better run,” (Cite) can symbolize that better days are …show more content…
“Hood” life is described as “grotesque,” because innocent people suffer from gangbanging since tensions are so high between rival gangs. The dialogue includes new dialect possibly immigrated from another part of the country. Like works written in the Realism period, this song shows the Grim Reality of things in the hood: “You better watch how you talkin, and where you walkin or you and your homies might be lined in chalk.” This quote removed from the text explains that if you make one mistake, you could die (Cite line 7). Distribution of dialect from other parts in the country is shown in many instances. For example, “Got my ten in my hand and a gleam in my