Be the superhero to yourself: Something Just Like This In 2013, Miles, a 5-year-old boy in San Francisco with leukemia, despite the serious disease and the odds of cure are extremely low, still has a superhero dream: become Batman to punish the evil and help the weak. His story spread on the Internet, the people of San Francisco like him to lend a hand, and finally, one day in November, everyone raised money for young Miles to shoot a movie, the day San Francisco became Gotham City, young Miles became Batman to arrest the robbers, the police chief praised him, and even Obama knew about it. And Coldplay and The Chainsmokers wrote a song for him. It is “Something just like this”. This collaborative song delves into themes of self-acceptance and …show more content…
The song heavily utilizes allusions to undefined the unachievable perfection of mythical heroes with the realities of human existence. References to figures like Hercules, Achilles, and superheroes in the lines "I've been reading books of old / The legends and the myths / Achilles and his gold / Hercules and his gifts / Spiderman's control / And Batman with his fists" (Coldplay, 0:14-0:26) highlight the extraordinary abilities and lives of these characters. By paralleling these figures with the speaker's own ordinariness, the song acknowledges the limitations of human organisms and fosters a feel of belonging and empathy inside the audience. Furthermore, the allusion to "magic" as a metaphor for unrealistic expectations in the lines "I'm not looking for somebody / With around superhuman gifts / Some superhero / approximately fairytale bliss" (Coldplay, 0:49-1:02) emphasizes the desire for genuine undefined and authentic love over fantastical ideals. This aligns with Brené Brown's emphasis on embracing vulnerability and imperfection to build meaningful relationships
finds desirable traits-Katherine stands out as a tragic heroine: a secure, strong-willed woman who is articulate, passionate, charismatic, and altruistic. The unique qualities of Katherine are achieved through Shakespeare's careful accretion of rhetorical devices in her speeches. Interestingly, however, the paucity of critical attention given to Katherine's language suggests that many scholars have relegated this great lady to secondary importance in the grand scheme of the play. With Act II, Scene
But still Hamlet takes words that others have used and returns them changed or challenged: “Ay, madam, it is common./. . . Seems, madam? Nay, it is. I know not 'seems'” (I.ii.74-76). Although the prince is speaking in public, he uses verbal rhetorical devices most critics in Shakespeare's day would consider unseemly. Hamlet's first words are rhetorically complicated, and also challenging and puzzling. Does he pretend to be flippant or boorish in order to keep his thoughts to himself, or to contain
The Tempest, "which exalts the colonized, is as narrow as the old, which idealizes and excuses the colonizer" (117). He argues that the actual status of the characters is considerably more ambiguous, and he supports his view by analyzing the rhetorical devices present in the play. However, a close examination of the various sounds disbursed throughout the work--including speech, silence, and music--tends to support a less ambiguous view of the characters. Indeed, it tends to lend support to the new
How to Perform Rhetorical Analysis Becoming a critical reader means learning to recognize audiences, writers, points of view and purposes, and to evaluate arguments. In addition to the rhetorical triangle, structure of an argument, and rhetorical appeals, you should look at the following devices used by authors when performing critical analysis. Keep in mind too that these are only some of the devices, and that authors may use other rhetorical devices as well. Word choice Denotative language
Poetic and rhetorical devices are used to create the tone of a poem. With a defined and structured tone, the meaning of a poem can be more clearly and effectively conveyed. The poem “Jehovah buried, Satan dead” by E.E. Cummings has a distinct meaning that has been heightened by its tone. The tone is also accented through the use of rhetorical and poetic devices. A few of these devices include onomatopoeia, conceit, slant rhyme, the form, sound, and repetition. Starting with an evaluation of the meaning
providing any sound reason to do so, instead the use of rhetoric enables anyone to essential market anything. The advertisement that will be analyzed here is brought to you by the Mars Chocolate Company, and it deals with the “M&M’s” candy. The rhetorical devices being attached to the presentation are proof surrogate, appeal to common practice, and rationalization. Aside from this, the analysis will also include an answer to what audience is being targeted, what psychological effects are being expected
exists and he anonymously steals all of the power that he needs from the Monopolated Light & Power Company. Ralph Ellison successfully captured the ideas and issues of the time in this essay with the elements of the rhetorical triangle, the use of pathos, and the rhetorical devices. Ellison wrote the prologue from The Invisible Man in 1952 and was dealing with racism on the home front. Although troops in Korea were desegregated and allowed to fight side by side with the white soldiers, there were
first was a more appropriate political reorganization and the second was scientific resurgence. The Peoples’ Islamic Republics (the plural in the title was retained to emphasis the union of many, though the term ‘Republic’ was used purely as a rhetorical device) was eventually created to fill the void the collapse of oil created. This is a communist state based on the principles of Islamic communism as formed during the middle 21st century. This form of communism is not at all Marxist, Maoist, or Leninist
He is able to do this task by using rhetorical techniques. One of the most common rhetorical device that he used throughout the whole book was pathos. Pathos is a literary device that is used to evoke emotion or pity from an audience. The author uses pathos to deliver heart-breaking and thought provoking examples from the story to make readers wonder about
countries countless numbers of times. Whether invaded or being invaded, a country requires strong and capable leaders to see them through this difficult time. In 1588, Queen Elizabeth I of England gave a motivational speech to her troops using the rhetorical devices of diction, imagery, and sentence structure to motivate her subjects positively and to instill the fear of the pending invasion in their hearts. The queen uses positive diction, sentence structure, and imagery in her effort to motivate her
whose life is brimming with opportunities. As Esther becomes more and more depressed, Plath then shows a very different picture of a woman who has lost hope and no longer wishes to live. Plath conveys this deterioration through effective use of rhetorical devices such as imagery, alliteration, and point of view. From the very beginning, Plath lets the reader know that all is not as well as it seems. Esther has won a fashion magazine contest. As her prize, she was given a job and accommodations in New
country will be “free at last.” Dr. King uses eloquent statements to appeal to his audience’s emotions and to see the difficulties and hardships that African Americans across the country suffer on a regular basis. Dr. King makes use of sound rhetorical devices to convey his message that “all men are created equal” and that racism should not, cannot continue if the nation is to prosper. Upon opening his speech, Dr. King makes reference to past events: the Gettysburg Address and the signing of the
not at all common!” Just some of the last pleading words of the grandmother in the story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor. In the story, the author uses colloquialism, point-of-view, foreshadowing, and irony, as well as other rhetorical devices, to portray the satire of southern beliefs and religion throughout the entire piece. Flannery O’Connor lived most of her life in the southern state of Georgia. When once asked what the most influential things in her life were, she responded
on Religion: Rhetorical Devices In Twilight of the Idols Nietzsche discusses his views on Christianity, other philosophers, and authors of his time. Nietzsche’s main focus, however, is on Christianity and how its actions and views are means to an end. He uses eloquent diction that sometimes loses the reader (he makes up for his articulate word usage with elementary sentences which describe his views very efficiently) along with syntax which is very informal - for the time - to describe his views
America. Many rhetorical devices are used to sustain their assertions and to shape the reader. An Asian-American author speaks about multilingualism in American today. Tan (2002) uses rhetorical devices to support her claims about her frustrations with a mother who does not speak English very well. Throughout this paper, I will analyze Tan’s cause-and-effect structure, personal experiences, and pathos appeal. This essay will show how Tan supports her claim through these rhetorical elements. Tan