Be a teen,
a young adult,
a young person,
a kid,
a jerk.
be ignorant,
never belligerent
Be skinny, flawless, pretty,
and modest.
Never be good-natured
Mean is what I really mean.
Being mean is,
is different than
being opinionated.
Be boyish, tough, emotionless,
and cruel.
Be fake.
"Stupid is funny."
"You're funny."
B+, F, C-, D, D, D, B. ibuprofen.
School.
Sport.
Sleep.
repeat. cry
Men don't cry.
Be perfect.
Never condemn what defines you.
Be the label that defines you,
don't define yourself.
Become the person to rewrite it.
Erase,
so hateful.
Helpful.
Achieve the pursuit of a youth that will only be cruel.
Be happy.
Because I said so.
"Don't forget to smile."
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In Paul Simon and Art Garfunkels' song "I Am a Rock", Simon
and Garfunkel develop a metaphor by claiming the subject of the song 'I' is a
rock; this metaphor is used to show the rock’s feelings resentfulness against
the outside world. Simon and Garfunkel create a character that disapproves
showing emotion and "feels no pain." The metaphor is reiterated by
using an anaphora all throughout the song. The alliteration of the 'eye'
sound emphasizes the anaphora, 'I am". A cacophony is created
several times using the 'd' sound in-between lines that contain the anaphora,
"A winter's day, in a deep and dark December", is the best example of
the usage of a cacophony.
This song displays a feeling of disdainfulness for the subject’s past,
and the subject’s refusal to "disturb the slumber of feelings that have
died", or in other words to ignore the past. While the subject
ignores their past they also ignore current feelings, “I have no need of
friendship; friendship causes pain.” The song’s subject is “an island [that] never
cries.” Although the metaphor is obvious deeper meaning is revealed throughout
the song.
Listen to the song live and here are the lyrics.[btw this is one of my favorite songs, enjoy! (˘‿˘ʃƪ)]
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