Song Analysis

            So, for this one I couldn't really think of a good song so I decided to go with one of the examples and I ended up choosing Rihanna's "Umbrella". It seemed to look a lot like the poems we have been looking at in class and I did end up finding some poetic techniques in it when I looked at the lyrics in the link. One obvious one is the repetition of the word "umbrella" and the line, "you can stand under my umbrella". I don't personally think that Rihanna has a very big umbrella and is more likely using this as a metaphor to mean something like she'll protect or be there for who she's talking to even when things go bad, kind of like rain. There are more literal explanations of this idea in some of the verses that help make this more clear.
            I didn't really see a specific meter in this, but I might've just missed it. I do think that overall this song has a lot of rhythm like a song should, and this works well to convey the message that is in the words. The tone throughout the song is evident when you listen to how it is sung and it creates a little bit of an uplifting feeling and this is like the words and connects to the message being sent. The audience or who she is talking to is interesting because we aren't sure if she is talking to the rapper who opens the song or if it is aimed at a totally different person. This switching of speaker is also important because it is a turning point because the two different artists present different things and this aspect of the song is a turning point. This song has many poetic devices working in it and is interesting to look at in this way.