This is very late to send this blog, the storm caused power problems in the area...
I chose the song Imagine by John Lennon.
There are four verses and one course which is repeated for musical effect. In treating this as a poem it would be described as a poem with three stanzas with six lines and two with four lines (the course); in each of the five lined stanzas the second ends with a word that rhymes with the last word in the fourth line. This creates a connection which keeps the flow of the poem interesting.
In the poem Imagine John Lennon is suggesting that if we remove all the things man goes to war for then there would no longer be a reason for man to fight. He is also saying that he is not the only one with this idea, and if more people would voice their opinion (peacefully), the world would be a better place.
John Lennon believed in the possibility of a better world as this poem reflects, considering this song was written in the early 70's one can understand his idealism. This poem was calling on people to make a change.
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/johnlennon/imagine.html
Veronica,
ReplyDeleteDon't worry at all about lateness, I understand that the storm disrupted things. I was out of power myself all day on Friday.
Thanks for this analysis of "Imagine."
One thing to be aware of: in an academic context we will avoid using the gender-specific "man" to refer to all people. Instead of "the things man goes to war for" we might say "the things people go to war for" or "human beings" or "men and women," or whatever you like best.