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Music & Lyrics Analysis: Mood and Tone

Directions: Read, listen to, and annotate the lyrics. Complete the graphic
organizer for each song. Then answer the rest of the questions for each song.

Song Title: “People Are Strange” by The Doors

Tone (music) Mood (lyrics)

Why? (Evidence from the text) Why? (Evidence from the text)

Song Title: “Riders on the Storm” by The Doors

Tone (music) Mood (lyrics)

Why? (Evidence from the text) Why? (Evidence from the text)
 Song Title: “People Are Strange” by The Doors

Literary Devices:
• Are there any metaphors, similes, hyperbole, personification, imagery (5
senses), etc. in your song?
• What are they and what do they represent?
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Symbols:
• Are there any symbols in your song?
• What do they represent?
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Theme: (i.e. friendship, hope, love, loss, growing up, family,
overcoming challenges etc.)
• What do you think this song is saying about life?
• Is there something to be learned?
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Evidence of Theme:
• On your copy of the song, HIGHLIGHT words/phrases that support the
theme you have chosen. Then list these words/phrases below:
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 Song Title: “Riders on the Storm” by The Doors

Literary Devices:
• Are there any metaphors, similes, hyperbole, personification, imagery (5
senses), etc. in your song?
• What are they and what do they represent?
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Symbols:
• Are there any symbols in your song?
• What do they represent?
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Theme: (i.e. friendship, hope, love, loss, growing up, family,
overcoming challenges etc.)
• What do you think this song is saying about life?
• Is there something to be learned?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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Evidence of Theme:
• On your copy of the song, HIGHLIGHT words/phrases that support the
theme you have chosen. Then list these words/phrases below:
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