Music And Poetry Comparison

Although many may regard music as simple minded and basic, many songs contain poetic devices in their lyrics, and have deeper meanings that are able to reach out to their listeners on an emotional level, much like poems. I will be observing the similarities and differences of music and poetry and how the language of music has the ability to convey differing emotions with their listeners, just as poems would. In order to come to a conclusion I have chosen to analyse one song and one poem which include ‘Paint it Black’ by the Rolling Stones and ‘Seasons of Grief’ by Belinda Stotler. Both texts contain the same theme of grief of the loss of a loved one and many different poetic techniques.

‘Paint it Black’ by the Rolling Stones tells the emotional