The speaker, or singer, in the song “Perfect,” is Ed Sheeran. He wrote this song to describe how perfect his girlfriend is, in his eyes. Throughout the song he describes the love he has for this girl and everything he wants to share with her. His love is expressed through the use of diction, tone, and sound to show that he has found “the one”.
The song “Perfect” is classified as a song in the pop genre. “The phrase “pop music” was first coined around in the middle of the 1920′s, it meant a piece of music had “popular” appeal.” (Kay). It is generally recorded for a younger audience and is dominated by both American music industries and British music industries. Most songs in the pop genre use rhythms or beats that are dance oriented. Although …show more content…
“Perfect” is a romantic ballad with denotations, or literal meanings of words, to express the love for a previous lover that he has rekindled feelings with. For example, “ ‘cause we were just kids when we fell in love, not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this time” (Sheeran 6-8). This quotation supports the claim of his diction being very concrete and straightforward, because he is stating exactly how he feels. He will not let this girl go this time. Throughout the song he compares himself to this dream girl of his and expresses all the dreams and wishes of a life he wants to share with her. For example, “Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know. She shares my dreams; I hope that one day ill share her home” (Sheeran 15-16). Here Sheeran continues with his straightforward linguistic style and confesses he want to live with this girl and he later continues on to say he wants kids with her. He states “I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets. To carry love, to carry children of our own” (Sheeran 17-18). This quotation shows Sheeran not only wants kids, but really trusts his girlfriend. He thinks this could be the start of a new family. Although they didn’t make it before, he believes this time they can fix whatever problems they had and that their love will conquer any obstacles they
The song “Perfect” is classified as a song in the pop genre. “The phrase “pop music” was first coined around in the middle of the 1920′s, it meant a piece of music had “popular” appeal.” (Kay). It is generally recorded for a younger audience and is dominated by both American music industries and British music industries. Most songs in the pop genre use rhythms or beats that are dance oriented. Although …show more content…
“Perfect” is a romantic ballad with denotations, or literal meanings of words, to express the love for a previous lover that he has rekindled feelings with. For example, “ ‘cause we were just kids when we fell in love, not knowing what it was, I will not give you up this time” (Sheeran 6-8). This quotation supports the claim of his diction being very concrete and straightforward, because he is stating exactly how he feels. He will not let this girl go this time. Throughout the song he compares himself to this dream girl of his and expresses all the dreams and wishes of a life he wants to share with her. For example, “Well I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know. She shares my dreams; I hope that one day ill share her home” (Sheeran 15-16). Here Sheeran continues with his straightforward linguistic style and confesses he want to live with this girl and he later continues on to say he wants kids with her. He states “I found a love, to carry more than just my secrets. To carry love, to carry children of our own” (Sheeran 17-18). This quotation shows Sheeran not only wants kids, but really trusts his girlfriend. He thinks this could be the start of a new family. Although they didn’t make it before, he believes this time they can fix whatever problems they had and that their love will conquer any obstacles they