The Crystal Ship Jim Morrison
Thesis Speaker/subject: fame/ love. (parallels speaker:Jim Morrison) Techniques: Metaphors, and various sound devices are mostly prominent; assonance and consonance create a melodic tune .Imagery represents the pain the speaker feels.
Verse Form Lyric poem Can be free or rhymed; this one rhymes Thoughts/feelings of a single speaker Musical quality
Stanza Form/Rhyme scheme four sets of quatrains aaaa, bbbb, cccc, ddee
Metrical Foot First line=iambic pentameter other lines are iambic tetrameter U / U / U / U / U / Before you slip into unconsciousness U / U / U / U / I'd like to have another kiss
Stanza 1 Before you slip into unconsciousness (a) Metaphor Assonance Imagery Repetition The rhyme scheme mainly true rhyme. Before you slip into unconsciousness (a) I'd like to have another kiss (a) Another flashing chance at bliss (a) Another kiss, another kiss (a) difficulty of letting go of someone you love.
Stanza 2 The days are bright and filled with pain Enclose me in your gentle rain The time you ran was too insane (b) We'll meet again, we'll meet again (b) (near rhyme) struggle of living one's life to the fullest, while still holding on to the past. Metaphor Assonance Imagery Repetition Alliteration Allusion
Stanza 3 Oh tell me where your freedom lies The streets are fields that never die Deliver me from reasons why You'd rather cry, I'd rather fly Coping and moving on Metaphor Assonance Imagery Repitition
Stanza 4 Saying good-bye The crystal ship is being filled Metaphor Assonance Asssonance Imagery Hyperbole Repieition Alliteration The crystal ship is being filled A thousand girls, a thousand thrills A million ways to spend your time When we get back, I'll drop a line Saying good-bye
Overall Theme Love vs. Fame and Fortune. Jim Morrison was rising to stardom after a breakup. Metaphors evoke melancholy tone= emotions the speaker goes through thinking about a woman he loved. fame can change a person's perspective on life, but it can't change how they once loved.
Audrey White 1st hour