Cindy Fernandez
Professor Kelly Josephs
English 102)
September 30, 2015
A Summer of Love
“Summertime”, is a song composed by Beyonce Knowles. The lyric to this song is about two couples falling in love on a summer’s day. Throughout the song you discover that there is more to a relationship besides happiness, love or just having a partner by your side. It is the bond of friendship that is also needed. This song consists of two themes. The speaker is a woman who is singing to her partner about how they met. Her partner also reciprocates on their love story. The song basically discusses their romance, feelings and future plans. This song is a poem due to the poetry elements is possesses such as rhyme, imagery, repetition and ballads.
As stated in chapter 6, there are various subgenres in poetry. "Summertime” by B. Knowles is classified as a narrative poem. A narrative poem is a form of poetry that recounts a story, which frequent uses the voices of a storyteller (1208). In the beginning stanza of the song the speaker explores …show more content…
Ballads are simple songs that use romantic charm, having two or more additional stanzas all sung to the same melody (1209). You can distinguish a verse ballad if you can picture yourself singing it. “It was the Summertime” When we fell in love” “It was the Summertime” “Heaven shined on us” “It was the Summertime” these lyrics are simple chords broken into repetitive rhythmic expressions for the purpose of memorization.
Summertime is a love song that shows growth and emotion. Overall, this song carries a romantic upbeat melody. This melody is a good choice for anyone who wants to recall the love in their life or for those who is anticipating that first love. It expresses the joys of being in love through the act of friendship and how friendship is a significant factor of love. B. Knowles incorporated poetic devices using ballads, rhyme and imagery into her lyrics, very effective for the reader to
Professor Kelly Josephs
English 102)
September 30, 2015
A Summer of Love
“Summertime”, is a song composed by Beyonce Knowles. The lyric to this song is about two couples falling in love on a summer’s day. Throughout the song you discover that there is more to a relationship besides happiness, love or just having a partner by your side. It is the bond of friendship that is also needed. This song consists of two themes. The speaker is a woman who is singing to her partner about how they met. Her partner also reciprocates on their love story. The song basically discusses their romance, feelings and future plans. This song is a poem due to the poetry elements is possesses such as rhyme, imagery, repetition and ballads.
As stated in chapter 6, there are various subgenres in poetry. "Summertime” by B. Knowles is classified as a narrative poem. A narrative poem is a form of poetry that recounts a story, which frequent uses the voices of a storyteller (1208). In the beginning stanza of the song the speaker explores …show more content…
Ballads are simple songs that use romantic charm, having two or more additional stanzas all sung to the same melody (1209). You can distinguish a verse ballad if you can picture yourself singing it. “It was the Summertime” When we fell in love” “It was the Summertime” “Heaven shined on us” “It was the Summertime” these lyrics are simple chords broken into repetitive rhythmic expressions for the purpose of memorization.
Summertime is a love song that shows growth and emotion. Overall, this song carries a romantic upbeat melody. This melody is a good choice for anyone who wants to recall the love in their life or for those who is anticipating that first love. It expresses the joys of being in love through the act of friendship and how friendship is a significant factor of love. B. Knowles incorporated poetic devices using ballads, rhyme and imagery into her lyrics, very effective for the reader to