In the song “Stay” by Rihanna I found different lyrics that
I analyzed to find the poetic meaning and techniques used. Throughout the song
it is obvious it is about a relationship that has its ups and downs in it, “round
and around and around we go”. The lyrics seem like they are depressed and don’t
really know what to do about the relationship. “Not really sure how I feel
about it… I want you to stay,” these verses I think means that they just STAY
in the relationship so they aren't lonely and can’t live without each other.
Throughout
the song Rihanna has a pattern where she really just kind of talks about how
bad the relationship is, but in the end she always wants to STAY. There is also
couples of words paired in the lines that rhyme with each other for example, move,
you and way, stay, in the chorus of the song. The song is also sung from both
sides of the relationship, which shows they feel the same way both ways.
This sounds really interesting Brittnee! I forgot about how it looks at both perspectives in the song, how the man also sings about what he's feeling. It's kinda funny, because the poem we read in my group today was just like this, two different looks in one poem. I think this is a really good start to look at the song!
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ReplyDeleteI'm listening to this song right now! I feel like most of Rihanna's songs have a deep poetic meaning to them. Great post!
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