Beasts Of England By George Orwell

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In “Beasts of England” the power of language is a main part of the song. “Beasts of England” is a very important song to the animals on the farm. They take pride in singing it, and memorize it for a reason.
Word choice is a big part of the singing of “Beasts of England.” Most of the words used in the song provoke a way of many possibilities for an outcome. The writer uses great words to show how the animals can take over the farm by themselves. In “Beasts of England” the author states “Soon or late the day is coming, Tyrant man shall be o’erthrown” (Orwell 12). These words used in the song show how the animals know that the day is coming and that they will soon overthrow the tyrant man who is the cruel farmer Mr. Jones. The writer does not
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The word choice is what makes the imagery stand out. The author put in words that catch the reader's eye and mind to imagine images through the words to help the reader understand more of what is happening throughout the song. Words in the song are used descriptively and figuratively to help make the imagery stand out. In “Beasts of England” the author states “And the fruitful fields of England” (Orwell 12). The word “fruitful” shows how the fields of England are, and how the phrase is descriptive. The word fruitful stands out big in the statement because the word highlights the imagery meant to be given to the reader. In “Beasts of England” the author announces “Riches more than mind can picture” (Orwell 12). This statement from the anthem shows how the riches are more than an animal or humans mind can picture. The word “riches” is the word that indicates the imagery through the statement above. “Riches” shows great imagery because the word itself creates a picture for the mind that might consist of the person's own image of something rich. With imagery piling on top of the characteristics that show the power of language, theme is another one. Theme is expressed in the song as victory for the animals and pride that they take into the singing of the song and for themselves. The animals want a place for themselves, and they succeed in doing so by taking down the humans and …show more content…
The animals take a lot of heart and put it into the anthem to show the passion for it. Passion is a strong word and the animals strongly use passion as a big force in which completes the anthem as a whole. Through every word said there is passion. Passion is a power of language in the song that sticks out in front of the reader. The reader can imagine a powerful word that organizes the group of animals singing the song as a whole using their pride and heart for a song that means a lot to them. There are so many things that go into a song that has twenty-eight lines in it and for the reader you can notice the central meaning of the song as you explore to find the powers of language that make the song have much more of a meaning. With the action in the songs singer, there are many paths of action the audience can step into for the song to appeal to their liking. The audience might take the song and sing it in a more gradual way or they could take it in a more rapid way. The animals take the song and sing it with some fire which helps emphasize the power of it. The action of the song can go in a various amount of ways. Old Major introduces this anthem to the animals and they immediately attach to it. It was a good way of saying goodbye to the animals as Old Major passed away a few days after the animals were introduced to “Beasts of England.” Old major

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