Table of Contents The Miracle ....................................................................................................................................... 2 The Miracle: Literary Devices ........................................................................................................... 3 The Miracle: Plot and Theme............................................................................................................ 4 Rocky Mountain High ....................................................................................................................... 5 Rocky Mountain High: Literary Devices ........................................................................................... 6 Rocky Mountain High: Plot and Theme ............................................................................................ 7 For the Love of Math ........................................................................................................................ 8 Inspiration, Theme, and Tone in “For the Love of Math” ................................................................ 9 1
The Miracle [Allusion: The song is acknowledging miracles of our world as “God’s creations.” It references Golden Gate and Taj Mahal in this line.] [Chorus/Repetition: We can visualize rain falling in the desert.] [Allusion: “Captain Cook and Cain and Able” are allusions to explorer Captain Cook, as well as Cain and Able from the Bible.] [Personification: This is an example of personification here as they refer to leaves being able to tell stories. Nature gets personified as “Mother Nature.”] [Couplet: The words, “surgery” & “tea” rhyme in successive lines, so this is a couplet.] By Queen Every drop of rain that falls in Sahara Desert says it all, It's a miracle, All God's creations great and small, the Golden Gate and the Taj Mahal, That's a miracle, Test tube babies being born, mothers, fathers dead and gone, It's a miracle We're having a miracle on earth, mother nature does it all for us, The wonders of this world go on, the hanging Gardens of Babylon, Captain Cook and Cain and Able, Jimi Hendrix to the Tower of Babel It's a miracle, it's a miracle, it's a miracle, it's a miracle, The one thing we're all waiting for, is peace on earth - an end to war, It's a miracle we need - the miracle, the miracle we're all waiting for today, If every leaf on every tree, could tell a story that would be a miracle, If every child on every street, had clothes to wear and food to eat, That's a miracle, If all God's people could be free, to live in perfect harmony, It's a miracle, we're having a miracle on earth Mother nature does it all for us Open hearts and surgery, Sunday mornings with a cup of tea, Super powers always fighting, But Mona Lisa just keeps on smiling The wonders of this world go on, It's a miracle, it's a miracle, it's a miracle, it's a miracle, The one thing we're all waiting for, is peace on earth and an end to war, It's a miracle we need, the miracle, the miracle, Peace on earth and end to war today, That time will come one day you'll see when we can all be friends, [repeat ...] s t a n z a s s t a n z a s C h o r u s s t a n z a s s t a n z a s [Rhyme Scheme: <strong>Song</strong> uses rhyming words to make it more attractive and meaningful. The rhyme scheme is ABAB.] [Imagery: We can visualize rain falling in the desert.] [Couplet: The words “street” & “eat” rhyme, in successive lines, so this is a couplet.] [ Couplet: The words, “fighting” & “smiling” rhyme in successive lines, so this is a couplet.] [Tone: <strong>Song</strong>writers are hoping for one more miracle, a peaceful world where all people can be friends.] Writer(s): Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon 2
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