King George’s songs sound very different from any of the other songs in the show. Why do you think LMM wrote his songs in this style? What is the effect? The song is more of a love pop song as opposed to rap/hip hop like the rest of the songs. LMM wrote this song like this because it is more traditional like how Britain is more traditional. He also does it because it is ironic, it sounds like a love song, but if you listen to the lyrics closely it is more threatening and posing authority over America. The effect is that it stands out from the other songs, so it makes you pay closer attention to it.
OK, why is this song so funny? Choose three specifically funny parts and explain how the humor works.
“Remember, despite our estrangement, I’m your man/ You’ll be back, soon you’ll see/ You’ll remember you belong to me” …show more content…
Top choices: double entendre, internal rhyme, parallelism, epistrophe, historical allusion
Historical allusion: The song is able to add historical context, but it still sounds like a love ballad. The historical allusion provides us with insight and reminds us that this is supposed to be King George’s reaction to the Declaration of Independence. Also, it makes more sense and doesn’t portray King George as a psychopath for no reason.
Double Entendre: “And no, don’t change the subject/Cuz you’re my favorite subject”. The effects of a double entendre is that it can be seen two ways. It makes America seem like an object, but at the same time they have a personal relationship. It makes it seem as though King George doesn’t care if America goes back to them because they will be independent without them.
Epistrophe: In the second verse King George uses the repetition of the the word “subject at the end of each sentence”. The effect of this is it places emphasis on how America is the “subject”. King George is trying to imply that America is incompetent as a world
OK, why is this song so funny? Choose three specifically funny parts and explain how the humor works.
“Remember, despite our estrangement, I’m your man/ You’ll be back, soon you’ll see/ You’ll remember you belong to me” …show more content…
Top choices: double entendre, internal rhyme, parallelism, epistrophe, historical allusion
Historical allusion: The song is able to add historical context, but it still sounds like a love ballad. The historical allusion provides us with insight and reminds us that this is supposed to be King George’s reaction to the Declaration of Independence. Also, it makes more sense and doesn’t portray King George as a psychopath for no reason.
Double Entendre: “And no, don’t change the subject/Cuz you’re my favorite subject”. The effects of a double entendre is that it can be seen two ways. It makes America seem like an object, but at the same time they have a personal relationship. It makes it seem as though King George doesn’t care if America goes back to them because they will be independent without them.
Epistrophe: In the second verse King George uses the repetition of the the word “subject at the end of each sentence”. The effect of this is it places emphasis on how America is the “subject”. King George is trying to imply that America is incompetent as a world