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Page by: Jen Harrison and Zoey Pacheco
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 =Lost =


 * //By: Coldplay // 

Just because I'm losing Doesn't mean I'm lost Doesn't mean I'll stop Doesn't mean I would cross

Just because I'm hurting Doesn't mean I'm hurt Doesn't mean I didn't get What I deserved No better and no worse

I just got lost Every river that I tried to cross Every door I ever tried was locked Ohhh and I'm... Just waiting 'til the shine wears off

You might be a big fish In a little pond Doesn't mean you've won 'Cause along may come A bigger one

And you'll be lost Every river that you tried to cross Every gun you ever held went off   Ohhh and I'm... Just waiting until the firing stopped Ohhh and I'm... Just waiting 'til the shine wears off

(piano solo)

Ohhh and I... Just waiting 'til the shine wears off

Ohhh and I.. Just waiting 'til the shine wears off 

 The theme of the lyrics of "lost" by Coldplay directly connects to the title of the album, "Viva La Vida." The whole album is based off of a war theme. The cover of the album shows this by depicting soldiers with flags. In the lyrics the narrator would be Chris Martin, the lead singer. He sings this song, which is a form of poetry, with a mood of defeat. The first two stanzas relate to the speaker of the poem being defeated by an enemy in war. When the lines of the song say "just because I'm hurting doesn't mean I'm hurt," and "just because I'm losing, doesn't mean I'm lost," the speaker of the poem is saying he may be losing but it doesn't mean he will be lost or losing the whole war, and just because he is hurting does not mean he is permanently hurt or injured physically or mentally. Other stanzas such as the third uses repetition within the first word of the first two lines. The song was then written in stanza three to say that although the "defeated soldier" was never getting the lead in the war, he is "waiting til' the shine wears off," which mean he's waiting for this phase of the war to be over. The fourth stanza states "you may be a big fish in a little pond," and the lines continue on to say that even though they are the winning side in the war, the speakers side in the war, or the defeated side, is going to re-gain their strength, overcome their weaknesses, and win the war. Towards the end, the tone and mood changes to a more positive and hoping manner. The fifth stanza continues what was said in the fourth, by saying "and you'll be lost." This stanza shows a positive tone within the speaker, because they are saying directly that the other side will back out of their defeat and be in the speakers sides position of losing. The last three stanzas show hope, in where the "defeated solider" is just waiting until they become strong enough to beat the other side in the war. Even though Coldplay does not write this song using metaphors, similies, and other poetic devices, it still depicts a strong theme of defeat in a war, and wanting to come out of that stage of losing. -Jen Harrison 

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<span style="font-size: 163%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: left; display: block;"> //<span style="display: block; text-align: center; color: rgb(23, 32, 222);">By: William Shakespeare // <span style="display: block; font-size: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; text-align: center; color: rgb(20, 92, 210);"> All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players, They have their exits and entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms. Then, the whining schoolboy with his satchel And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel, Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice In fair round belly, with good capon lin'd, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws, and modern instances, And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side, His youthful hose well sav'd, a world too wide, For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice, Turning again towards childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion, Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

The Seven Ages of Man is a speech from William Shakespeare's play As You Like It. The Poem begins with the narrator comparing the world to a play. He says "All the Worlds a stage and all the men and women merely players", he is saying that in a play there are many different actors and actresses who come together to tell the story. In the world all the people come together to make up life. Shakespeare then goes on to talk about the seven different ages of man. He starts this off by describing an infant "mewling and puking in the nurse's eyes", the speaker depicts a baby as obnoxious and bothersome. Next he describes a child " the whining schoolboy with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like snail, Unwillingly to school" again his tone is of annoyance towards the child, instead of the usual loving tone that one uses when describing a child. The third stage is describing a young man full of passion, it is at this stage that man starts to crave power. Next comes the soldier, the soldier is a metaphor for gaining respect. According to the speaker it is at this stage in a man's life when he begins to build a reputation for himself "Seeking the bubble reputation, even in the cannons mouth". The Justice comes next "with good capon lin'd, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws, and modern instances" this is the age that a man acquires responsibility, he is getting older but has had many experiences that have given him wisdom, and a strong reputation. The second to last stage is describing an old man. At this point in life they begin to become weak, "Turning again towards childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound", the writer describes this stage as slowly losing who you are. The last and final stage is about a dying man, who has lost everything; "sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything" the man has lost his teeth, he can no longer see, the taste of flavors are gone, everything that he ever had, friends, family, movement have all left him. The final stage is one of sadness it is about waiting to die because at that point in life the realization that death is around the corner and that there is nothing left to live for hits them. -Zoey Pacheco <span style="display: block; font-size: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; text-align: center; color: rgb(88, 209, 16);"> <span style="font-size: 163%; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; color: rgb(88, 209, 16); text-align: left; display: block;"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-size: 32px; font-family: Times; text-align: center; display: block; line-height: normal;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 113%; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> My dad gave me one dollar bill Cause I'm his smartest son, And I swapped it for two shiny quarters Cause two is more than one!
 * // Smart //**

And then I took the quarters And traded them to Lou For three dimes -- I guess he don't know That three is more than two!

Just then, along came old blind Bates And just 'cause he can't see He gave me four nickles for my three dimes, And four is more than three!

And I took the nickels to Hiram Coombs Down at the seed-feed store, And the fool gave me five pennies for them, And five is more than four!

And then I went and showed my dad, And he got red in the cheeks And closed his eyes and shook his head-- Too proud of me to speak! <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 63%; text-align: center; display: block;"> By Shel Silverstein <span style="font-size: 17px; color: rgb(233, 12, 53); font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> Shel Silverstein's poem //Smart// has a humoress and childish mood and tone. The speaker of this poem is a child who is given a dollar and foolishly ends up with five pennies. It tends to come off as humoress because of how the dad gives the boy a dollar because he is his "smartest son." Also in the last stanza the boy says his dad "shook his head, too proud of me to speak." This also shows that the poem is humoress because the boy is mistaken in thinking what he gained him more money just because five is more than one. Overall the mood is childish because the boy is unaware of what he is doing. Silverstein also uses a form of repetition as the last lines of stanzas one through four. The lines repeat that a number is more than the number in the last line of each stanza before. -by Jen Harrison

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(228, 140, 12);">   <span style="color: rgb(228, 140, 12);"> =<span style="color: rgb(165, 13, 134);">Fear within a New Year = <span style="color: rgb(165, 13, 134);">

<span style="color: rgb(165, 13, 134);">By: Zoey and Jen
<span style="color: rgb(165, 13, 134);"> It was freshmen year We were full of fear Walking through the door

As we walked through the halls We tried to stand tall Knowing they were waiting for us to fall

Soon the year progressed We quickly became less distressed Searching for something more

The worries were gone The year was moving along We wanted something new

The seasons changed Our schedules got rearranged The year was coming to an end

Summer was here The school was full of cheer Our year of fear was done

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