This is not very different from what written poetry accomplishes. In fact, many songs when stripped of their music to just their bare bones of lyrics will read as poetry. To illustrate that idea, I picked the somewhat grim song “Prisoners” by Regina Spektor to show that when a song is taken apart, it shows the pieces of being a poem. It accomplishes that feat by how it delivers its message through both emotions and poetic devices. Hear any song on the radio
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor is a Soviet-born American singer-songwriter and pianist. She was born in the Soviet Union where she began classical training on the piano at the age of 6. When she was 9 years old, her family emigrated to the United States where she continued her classical training into her teenage years; she began to write original songs shortly thereafter. After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in New York City's independent music scenes, particularly the
The NWMP: Development of Early Canadian Law Enforcement The creation of the North-West Mounted Police in 1873 was the "ultimate expression of the federal government’s control over policing" (Johnson & Griffiths: 1991, 29). The North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), predecessors of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were created by the government of John A. MacDonald to police the prairies. Prior to the development of the NWMP, the only form of law enforcement came from employees of the Hudson
The Children of the Abbey as a Hybrid Text Regina Maria Roche’s 1796 The Children of the Abbey is a text that crosses the boundaries of genre: it at once engages with the conventions of the Gothic novel, the pedagogical text, the national tale, the novel of Sensibility, and travel literature. As an Irish-born British woman writing this novel during the politically volatile 1790s, Roche’s historical and temporal location may provide an explanation for her development of this hybrid novel. In its
The Sage: “All we have to do, is decide what to do, with the time given to us.” Gandalf “The Hobbit” The Sage’s journey is for absolute truth. His biggest fear is seeking and believing false truths. He collects, and gives away knowledge, usually to help the hero. Benevolent and kind, the sage likes to be with others. The sage usually forms a deep bond with the Hero in literature. The sage’s shadow side is so addicted to knowledge that they can easily be misled, or manipulated with false truths
Melanie Adele Martinez (born April 28, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and director. Born in Astoria, Queens, and raised in Baldwin, New York, Martinez rose to fame in 2012 after appearing on season 3 of the American television talent show The Voice. Following the show, she[a] was signed to Atlantic Records and released her debut single "Dollhouse", followed by her debut extended play of the same name (2014). [ 2] Martinez later released her debut studio album, Cry Baby (2015),