Part one of term paper
Music saturates today’s society. Television, movies, and of course, the radio surrounds us with music. Songs possess more than just catchy words and a good beat. Writers compose lyrics to create a feeling and meaning for the song. John Rzeznik shows his imagination and creativity through the use of imagery in the song, “Iris.” This ...

Part two of term paper
... through his use of imagery. For instance: “touch you,” “feel me,” “breathe is your life,” “taste is this moment,” and “see me,” are examples of imagery. He uses the imaginative sense not the physical sense of these words. The song contains other literary devices, for example: “When everything feels like the movies,” exemplifies a simile. This shows how the writer can not connect with his lover, because he can not sense reality within her. The writer uses another literar ...