“My heart's a stereo.” This lyric is in the first stanza from the song, “Hall of Fame” “Hall of Fame” is by The Script and was written in 2012. “As I grew Older” is by Langston Hughes and it was written in 1925. These two poems have similar themes, although the two speakers were in different time periods they both wrote about the same thing. The Script turned “Hall of Fame” into a song and sang it while Langston Hughes’s was just a regular poem. Because The Script had its poem into a song, it gave it a better style which made more people listen to it. An overall theme of both poems is, if you work hard and get over obstacles, you can always find your dream.
As a matter of fact, the poem, “Hall Of Fame” is a catchy song with a great rhythm beat. That is what makes it popular. The Script did a great way of finding rhythm to a meaningful song. The poem's theme is that you can do anything you work for. The poem has many similarities along with differences from “As I Grew Older”. One difference is that in the other poem there is an obstacle blocking him from achieving his dreams. But this poem is just saying you can do anything. Although they are not exactly the same, they are very similar. This poem is artistic and should definitely be shown and heard by the whole world. …show more content…
The theme of this poem is, sometimes you have to get over an obstacle to find your dream. This poem also has some differences from the other poem as well. In this poem there is a struggle to accomplish the speaker’s dream. He says that there was a brick wall which signifies an obstacle that he has to face. The exact obstacle is unknown to the reader but we can assume that it is an internal struggle based on his words such as, “my dark hands” and “only the shadow”. As can be seen, this poem is inspirational to its readers looking for how to attain their
As a matter of fact, the poem, “Hall Of Fame” is a catchy song with a great rhythm beat. That is what makes it popular. The Script did a great way of finding rhythm to a meaningful song. The poem's theme is that you can do anything you work for. The poem has many similarities along with differences from “As I Grew Older”. One difference is that in the other poem there is an obstacle blocking him from achieving his dreams. But this poem is just saying you can do anything. Although they are not exactly the same, they are very similar. This poem is artistic and should definitely be shown and heard by the whole world. …show more content…
The theme of this poem is, sometimes you have to get over an obstacle to find your dream. This poem also has some differences from the other poem as well. In this poem there is a struggle to accomplish the speaker’s dream. He says that there was a brick wall which signifies an obstacle that he has to face. The exact obstacle is unknown to the reader but we can assume that it is an internal struggle based on his words such as, “my dark hands” and “only the shadow”. As can be seen, this poem is inspirational to its readers looking for how to attain their