English II Ballad Project-Due Friday October 30, 2015

English II Ballad Project-Due Friday October 30, 2015 During our poetry unit, we learned about a ballad, which is a narrative story told in song. There are famous songs that are ballads as well. For your ballad project, please select a song that is CONSIDERED to be a ballad. Then complete the 4 square by doing the following tasks:

1. Make a cover page for the ballad to express the meaning of the song. The cover page must be visually appealing. Drawings, words, and pictures can be used for the cover page.

2. Give a summary of the song-who, what, why, and describe the conflict

3. Identify two examples of figurative language used as well as cite song lyrics as an example to describe what the figurative language means. A copy of the song lyrics must be stapled behind the ballad four square and must not contain any profanity.

4. Identify two types of sound devices (repetition, rhyme, alliteration, consonance, assonance, onomatopoeia)

5. Describe tone and theme of the song. What is the central message of the song and the singer’s attitude?

*Remember, this project will be counted as a test grade. Please complete your project on time by Friday, October 30th. ANY LATE WORK WILL RESULT IN A DEDUCTION OF 30 POINTS PER DAY! After day 3, the project will not be accepted.

Here are a few links to websites that provides lists of songs that are ballads: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD33465FFDA8A73FB

http://www.playlistresearch.com/2010s/2015ballads.htm

http://deadendhiphop.com/top-30-greatest-hip-hop-love-ballads-time/

*You also must cite your internet source at the bottom of the lyrics page. Here is a website to help with citations and an example: http://www.easybib.com/mla-format/musical-recording-citation

Paul Epworth. Rolling in the Deep. Adele Adkins. 2011. AZ Lyrics. Web. 18 Oct. 2015.

An example of the coverage page and completed for square is provided on the next page: Summarize the Ballad-Who, what, why and describe the Figurative Language-Imagery, metaphor, personification, conflict onomatopoeia

Summary-Adele was angry because the love of her life “There’s a fire starting in my heart. Reaching a fever pitch and wasn’t the man that he portrayed to be. Towards the end it’s bringing me out the dark” of the song, Adele tell her lover that he will “reap what he sows.” In other words, since he hurt her, he will also be Adele used a metaphor to describe that she was upset with her hurt by someone else in return (karma). lover.

“The scars of your love remind me of us, they keep me thinking that we almost had it all.” -Personification is used to describe that Adele feels hurt and betrayed Sound Devices-Repetition, rhyme, Theme and Tone Alliteration, consonance, assonance The tone of the song is depressing Repetition is used in the chorus (hook) of the song The theme of the song is loss of love “We could have had it all, rolling in the deep” “You’re gonna wish you, never had met me”

Rhyme scheme example

“See how I leave with every piece of you” “Don't underestimate the things that I will do”