Poem Analysis:

1. Pick one of the

following songs:
Stitches by
Shawn Mendes
Skyscraper by
Demi Lovato
Wings by
Macklemore

2. Copy and paste the

lyrics below:
[Verse 1:]
Skies are crying, I am watching
Catching tear drops in my hands
Only silence as it's ending
Like we never had a chance
Do you have to make me feel like
There's nothing left of me?
[Chorus:]
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper
[Verse 2:]
As the smoke clears, I awaken
And untangle you from me
Would it make you feel better
To watch me while I bleed?
All my windows still are broken
But I'm standing on my feet
[Chorus:]
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper
[Bridge:]
Go run, run, run
I'm gonna stay right here,
Watch you disappear
Yeah, oh
Go run, run, run
Yeah, it's a long way down
But I am closer to the clouds up here

[Chorus:]
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Oh Oh
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper
(Like a skyscraper)
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

Questions
3. Describe the structure of the poem
(How many lines are there? How
many stanzas? What is the rhyme
scheme?)
4. Who is the intended audience?
5. Describe what the speaker is like.
6. What is the name of the poet?
7. What is the poems rhyme scheme?
8. Does the poet use alliteration? If so,
give an example.
9. Does the poet use consonance? If
so, give an example.
10. Does the poet use assonance? If
so, give an example.
11. Does the song use diction with
positive or negative connotations?
Give some examples.
12. What kind of tone does the author
use? Give an example of a line
that illustrates this tone.
13. What kind of mood do you feel as
a reader? Give an example of a
line that illustrates this mood.
14. What is a theme that you noticed
in the poem? Use evidence to
support your theme.

Answers
Use complete sentences!
3. According to the notes for the lyrics,
there are two verses and two chorus.
There are also 48 lines in this song.
4. I think the intended audience for the
song are people who enjoy pop songs
and/or Demi Lovato. People who are
strong willed may like this song too.
5. I feel the speaker feels really sad
about their life. Maybe the speaker feels
confident and strong like a skyscraper.
6. The name of the poem is Skyscraper.
7. The rhyme scheme is every other line
in every verse.
8. No, I do not think the song uses
alliteration.
9. Yes, the song uses consonance. An
example would be,
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper

10. Yes, the song uses assonance. An

example would be,
You can take everything I have

You can break everything I am

11. I think the songs diction may bring on

negative emotions. An example would be,
Skies are crying, I am watching
Catching tear drops in my hands
Only silence as it's ending

12. The tone is somewhat mixed for me. I

think its either confident or negative. An
example would be, You can take
everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Oh Oh
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

The speaker may be confident, trying to

stand tall like a skyscraper.
13. At first glance, the reader may feel like
this is a sad song. The diction of words
like crying and tear drops may make
the reader feel sad.
14. A theme may be being confident,
standing tall like a skyscraper. Obviously,
never give up. All of the things you may
care for may be destroyed, but all that
matters is that you are still living, standing
tall like a Skyscraper. An example would
be, Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper