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Song Lyrics and Poetry: Student Choice
1. Pick a song that you would like to analyze.
2. Paste the song lyrics into the box below:
"Superstar" by Lupe Fiasco

(feat. Matthew Santos)
[Crowd cheering]
[Chorus: Matthew Santos]
If you are what you say you are, a superstar
Then have no fear, the camera is here
And the microphones
And they wanna know oh oh oh oh (the return)
Then have no fear, the crowd is here
And the lights are on
And they wanna show oh oh oh oh, yeah
[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]
Yeah, uh
A fresh cool young Lu'
Tryna catch his microphone check 2, 1, 2
Wanna believe my own hype but it's too untrue
The world brought me to my knees, what have you brung you?
Did you improve on the design? Did you do somethin' new?
Well your name ain't on the guest list, who brung you?
You! The more famous person you come through
And the sexy lady next to you, you cum too
And then it hit me
Standin' outside of heaven waitin' for God to come and get me
I'm too uncool
Unschooled to the rules and too gum shoe
Too much of a new comer and too un-cool
Like Shadow and Lavelle, I battle with it well
Tho I need holiday like lady who sung "Blue"
Go back, whatever you did you undo
Heavy as heaven
The devil on me, two ton's too

Then have no fear, the camera is here
And the microphones
And they wanna' know oh oh oh oh, yeah
And you better wear your shades
The spotlights here can burn holes through the stage
Down to the basement pass the Indian graves
Where the dinosaurs laid
Then out through China, nearly miss the airliners
Magnified times five, 'less it's pointed at the rhymer
Ricochets off the moon and sets the forest ablaze
Now that's important to say
'Cause even with all that most of us don't want it to fade
We want it to braid, meaning we want it to grow
Meaning we want it to stay
Like the Governor called and he told him to Wait
Un-strap him from the chair and put him back in his Cage
The audience ain't fazed
And they ain't gonna clap and they ain't gonna praise
They want everything back that they've paid
'Cause they've been waitin' since ten to see the lights get dim
So chauffeur chauffeur come and take me away
'Cause I've been standin' in this line for like five whole days
Me and security ain't getting' along
And when I got to the front, they told me all of the tickets were gone
So just take me home where the mood is mellow
And the roses are grown, M&M's are yellow

And the light bulbs around my mirror don't flicker
Everybody gets a nice autograph picture
One for you and one for your sister
Who had to work tonight but is an avid listener
Every songs her favorite song and mics don't feedback
All the reviewers say "You need to go and see that"
And everybody claps 'cause everybody is pleased
And then they all take the stage and start performin' for me
Like, ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha, ha
Then have no fear, the camera's is here
And the microphone's
And they wanna know oh oh oh oh
If you are, what you say you are
Then have no fear
3. Highlight 5 examples of figurative language

above.
4. In the box below, explain why each of

those five examples is figurative language.
Use complete sentences.
The first example of figurative language is personification, because it says the

world brought me to my knees. Which gives the world a human characteristic.
Too uncool like Shadow and Lavelle is an allusion. This refers to DJ Shadow
and Lavelle from UNKLE which is like uncool in the line before.
The quote the spotlights here can burn holes through the stage is a
hyperbole because it doesnt literally mean burn holes through the ground. It means
that the lights can make you feel pressured.
The fourth example is also a hyperbole because the speaker didnt actually
wait in line for five days. It just felt like a really long time.
The last example is another example of a hyperbole, because just like the
other ones they are not actually taking the stage. It means that they are going on stage
performing.
5. Underline diction in the song that helps you

understand the tone above.
6. Italicize diction in the song above that

helps you understand the mood.
7. In the box to the right, write a short

In the song, Superstar by Lupe Fiasco,
the
tone and mood change from the
paragraph describing the tone of the author
beginning
to the end. In the beginning the
and its effect on the readers mood by quoting
tone makes it seem like being a superstar is a
(and citing) examples.
really stressful job like how the spotlight when
it is on you can feel like it is burning right
through you. When it says Im too uncool,
unschooled to the rules and too gumshoe. It
gives the vibe that you have to change
yourself to be famous. Then near the end the
mood becomes more relaxing and mellow. It
feels calm in the end, because when it says,
the mood is mellow, and the roses are
grown which make seem very calming like
there is nothing to worry about any more.

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Song Lyrics and Poetry: Student Choice

1. Pick a song that you would like to analyze.

2. Paste the song lyrics into the box below:

"Superstar" by Lupe Fiasco

[Chorus: Matthew Santos]

And the roses are grown, M&M's are yellow

3. Highlight 5 examples of figurative language

4. In the box below, explain why each of

The first example of figurative language is personification, because it says the

5. Underline diction in the song that helps you

6. Italicize diction in the song above that

7. In the box to the right, write a short

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