The Fat Rat Poem Analysis
Lyrical Analytical Essay
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to experience euphoria? In the song “The Calling”, The Fat Rat explains the feeling of euphoria. The connotation of the song uses lots of imagery to convey the tone/attitude and the theme of the poem.
The connotation of “The Calling” has to do with the imagery used in the writing by the writer, The Fat Rat. “Reason and rhyme--Grand and glorious.” This is a great example of alliteration in the song that repeats the consonant r and g. “Gold and diamond--Jewels behind the throne.” This is symbolism and it is symbolizing that the gold and diamond are like the ultimate goal in life, but first you have to work hard to get there. Jewels behind the throne is that goal of life, …show more content…
At the beginning of the song the speaker’s tone/attitude is calm, meaning that at the beginning of life it can feel like you’re in a place of peace. An example would be where the speaker says, “...Still and silent--Calm before the storm.” “Into the night--Out of the dark.” Is a great example of where the tone shifts because now instead of being of being in the dark you are coming of it into the light and starting you life and then your peace ends. The tone changes the mood to become more crazy, but wonderful when you come out of the dark and finally you can see the light and your grand adventure of life begins and everything changes. The speaker makes this obvious by stating “Living the dream- -Yours and mine--Euphoria.” When you have reached the goal of joy in life the you get that feeling of Euphoria when before all you could see was darkness. The journey was long, but that beginning moment changed everything and also all of your hard work helped you finally reached your goals in life. The theme of the song “The Calling” is apparent after a brief summary of it. The song starts out at the beginning of life and how that moment is so precious. Then the speaker tells you how after you are born your life is changed. There is no longer total freedom, and you're now going to have responsibilities. By the end your hard work has payed of and you are now truly
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to experience euphoria? In the song “The Calling”, The Fat Rat explains the feeling of euphoria. The connotation of the song uses lots of imagery to convey the tone/attitude and the theme of the poem.
The connotation of “The Calling” has to do with the imagery used in the writing by the writer, The Fat Rat. “Reason and rhyme--Grand and glorious.” This is a great example of alliteration in the song that repeats the consonant r and g. “Gold and diamond--Jewels behind the throne.” This is symbolism and it is symbolizing that the gold and diamond are like the ultimate goal in life, but first you have to work hard to get there. Jewels behind the throne is that goal of life, …show more content…
At the beginning of the song the speaker’s tone/attitude is calm, meaning that at the beginning of life it can feel like you’re in a place of peace. An example would be where the speaker says, “...Still and silent--Calm before the storm.” “Into the night--Out of the dark.” Is a great example of where the tone shifts because now instead of being of being in the dark you are coming of it into the light and starting you life and then your peace ends. The tone changes the mood to become more crazy, but wonderful when you come out of the dark and finally you can see the light and your grand adventure of life begins and everything changes. The speaker makes this obvious by stating “Living the dream- -Yours and mine--Euphoria.” When you have reached the goal of joy in life the you get that feeling of Euphoria when before all you could see was darkness. The journey was long, but that beginning moment changed everything and also all of your hard work helped you finally reached your goals in life. The theme of the song “The Calling” is apparent after a brief summary of it. The song starts out at the beginning of life and how that moment is so precious. Then the speaker tells you how after you are born your life is changed. There is no longer total freedom, and you're now going to have responsibilities. By the end your hard work has payed of and you are now truly