Trying to explain literary devices in a winter song is hard but not impossible. In the song Winter Wonderland the author Richard Smith wanted to create a song that meant joy and having fun outside with a loved one by putting in some literary devices. In Winter Wonderland there are 3 or more literary devices used which would be senses, imagery, and rhyming. He used imagery so the reader could connect to what is happening throughout the song. The first example of imagery he used was “Sleigh bells ring are you listening, in the lane, snow is glistening”.[1:1,2]. This impacts imagery because the reader can hear what they are saying and apply it to somehow something they themselves have experienced. Another example would be “ In the meadow we
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The first example of senses in the song is “listening” which would refer to sound. (1:1). The word “listening” is part of the first verse which is “Sleigh bells ring, are you listening”. Here it is asking me a rhetorical question. It is asking me can you hear it Christmas is just around the corner. Another example of senses in the song would be “sight” which is connected to the eyes. (1:3). When it says “A beautiful sight were happy tonight,” it is telling you that the view over there is outstanding and that they wouldn’t want to be spending that time with anyone else. The last example is “build” which is related to touch and feel. (3:1). When it is saying “build” it is referring to touch or making something with your hands. In this song it is stating that in a meadow they can build a snowman, so that is what they will be building. When you are talking about senses in a song you really want the reader to feel what the author is trying to create. In this song it was really hard for a person feel what the author was feeling because it wasn’t detailed enough. A person can’t say that when they think of “listening” in this song they think of how the author is trying to tell you that Christmas and winter are around the corner sneaking up on
The first example of senses in the song is “listening” which would refer to sound. (1:1). The word “listening” is part of the first verse which is “Sleigh bells ring, are you listening”. Here it is asking me a rhetorical question. It is asking me can you hear it Christmas is just around the corner. Another example of senses in the song would be “sight” which is connected to the eyes. (1:3). When it says “A beautiful sight were happy tonight,” it is telling you that the view over there is outstanding and that they wouldn’t want to be spending that time with anyone else. The last example is “build” which is related to touch and feel. (3:1). When it is saying “build” it is referring to touch or making something with your hands. In this song it is stating that in a meadow they can build a snowman, so that is what they will be building. When you are talking about senses in a song you really want the reader to feel what the author is trying to create. In this song it was really hard for a person feel what the author was feeling because it wasn’t detailed enough. A person can’t say that when they think of “listening” in this song they think of how the author is trying to tell you that Christmas and winter are around the corner sneaking up on