2. Poetry Multimedia Project By Mrs. Del Bosque 2013

3. Achievements/Awards: Best International Male Solo Artist at 2012 BRIT Awards Nominated for 7 Grammys at the 53 rd Grammy Awards Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Just the Way You Are” Sold 6 million albums and 40 million singles (Brunomars.com) Birth Name Peter Gene Hernandez Born October 8, 1985 (Age 27) In Honolulu, Hawaii Occupations: Singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, dancer Instruments: Vocals, drums, guitar, keyboard, bass, piano, harmonica

4. Lines 1-2 Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now Our song on the radio but it don't sound the same

6. Line 14: Dancing symbolizes “living life” happily Stanza 2 Line 6 Line 9

7. Stanza 3 – Quatrain (4-line stanza) My pride, my ego, my needs, and my selfish ways Caused a good strong woman like you to walk out my life Now I never, never get to clean up the mess I made, ohh… And it haunts me every time I close my eyes REFLECTING & REGRETFUL

8. Stanza 2 & 4 Lines 7, 9, 10 & 12 Line 14

9. Although it hurts U / U / U / U / U / I'll be the first to say that I was wrong Oh, I know I'm probably much too late To try and apologize for my mistakes But I just want you to know Line 30 IAMBIC PENTAMETER

10. We all make mistakes when we’re young, but it’s not until you’re older that you realize what those mistakes may have cost you.

11. In an interview given Bruno Mars admitted that the song “When I Was Your Man” was in fact based on a real event. After professing that he would never sing a ballad again, he admitted this song came from “the gut”. Mars stated “It’s the most honest, real thing I’ve ever sang.” (Rolling Stone) According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 60 percent of couples who marry between 20-25 years of age are destined for divorce. Statistics, 60 percent of couples who marry between 20-25 years of age are destined for divorce. (Roundupdaily.com)