Song & Poetry

5.     Song & Poetry'

·      Title of song and artist

Title: Rooster

Artist: Alice In Chains

·      Picture representing the song (not the cover of the album, consider a picture that represents the meaning of the poem)



·      PEA paragraph 

First, there is “My buddy’s breathin’ his dyin’ breath” which is alliteration in the song. Besides adding emphasis to the words by using the element of alliteration, he express the his sorrowful thoughts in the song.

Second, there are “Here they come to snuff the rooster, aww yeah, hey yeah Yeah here come the rooster, yeah You know he ain’t gonna die No, no, no, ya know he ain’t gonna die” in the song.” which is refrain in this song.

Finally, there are “Ain't found a way to kill me yet” and “Eyes burn with stinging sweat” which are metaphor in the song, and this expresses the fear of not wanting to be killed by using a metaphor, and the strong thought is transmitted by using a metaphor.