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Song Analysis: "All I Want for Christmas"

The document provides instructions for students to analyze the song "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey. It prompts the student to identify the topic of the song, which is about Christmas. It also asks the student to express the theme of the song in one sentence, which is stated as "The best Christmas gift you could give someone is your attendance, being part of someone’s holiday." Finally, the student is asked to identify an example of figurative language from the lyrics, citing the idiom "the sound of children's laughter fills the air" and explaining how this expresses how loud and cheerful children are during Christmas time.

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Song Analysis: "All I Want for Christmas"

The document provides instructions for students to analyze the song "All I Want for Christmas is You" by Mariah Carey. It prompts the student to identify the topic of the song, which is about Christmas. It also asks the student to express the theme of the song in one sentence, which is stated as "The best Christmas gift you could give someone is your attendance, being part of someone’s holiday." Finally, the student is asked to identify an example of figurative language from the lyrics, citing the idiom "the sound of children's laughter fills the air" and explaining how this expresses how loud and cheerful children are during Christmas time.

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Module 1 Review—Song Analysis

Choose one of your favorite songs in English (that is school-appropriate); one that has lyrics
that are easy to follow and understand.

This is your chance to apply all that you have learned so far in this module by analyzing it for its
topic, theme, figurative language, and rhetorical appeals.

Let’s get started!

Part One

Song title. All I want for Christmas is you

Artist. Mariah Carey

Link to video: [Link]

Link to full lyrics. [Link]

Part Two

What is the topic of the song? This is a holiday song which is about Christmas

What is a theme of this song? Remember to express theme as a statement. You can review
1.02 for help. Answer in one complete sentence.
The best Christmas gift you could give someone is your attendance, being part of someone’s
holiday.

Part Three

Share one example of figurative language used in this song. You may choose from the
following: metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, oxymoron, idiom, alliteration
Specific lyric text Figurative Language
“And the sound of children's laughter fills the Idiom
air”
Explain why this lyric is this type of figurative language. Answer in at least one complete
sentence.
It’s is a way to express how loud and cheerful the sound of children are in Christmas time

Part Four
Share one example of a rhetorical appeal used in this song and identify it as pathos, logos, or
ethos.
Lyric Rhetorical Appeal

Explain why this lyric is an example of this type of rhetoric. Answer in at least one complete
sentence.

That’s it!

Review your work and when you’re ready, upload your work in 1.05B.

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