Poem Analysis:

1. Pick one of the

following songs:
Stitches by
Shawn Mendes
Skyscraper by
Demi Lovato
Wings by
Macklemore

2. Copy and paste the

lyrics below:
"Skyscraper"
[Verse 1:]
Skies are crying, I am watching
Catching tear drops in my hands
Only silence as it's ending
Like we never had a chance
Do you have to make me feel like
There's nothing left of me?
[Chorus:]
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper
[Verse 2:]
As the smoke clears, I awaken
And untangle you from me
Would it make you feel better
To watch me while I bleed?
All my windows still are broken
But I'm standing on my feet
[Chorus:]
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper
[Bridge:]
Go run, run, run
I'm gonna stay right here,
Watch you disappear
Yeah, oh
Go run, run, run

Yeah, it's a long way down

But I am closer to the clouds up here
[Chorus:]
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Oh Oh
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper
(Like a skyscraper)
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

Questions
3. Describe the structure of the poem
(How many lines are there? How
many stanzas? What is the rhyme
scheme?)
4. Who is the intended audience?
5. Describe what the speaker is like.
6. What is the name of the poet?
7. What is the poems rhyme scheme?
8. Does the poet use alliteration? If so,
give an example.
9. Does the poet use consonance? If
so, give an example.
10. Does the poet use assonance? If
so, give an example.
11. Does the song use diction with
positive or negative connotations?
Give some examples.
12. What kind of tone does the author
use? Give an example of a line
that illustrates this tone.
13. What kind of mood do you feel as
a reader? Give an example of a
line that illustrates this mood.
14. What is a theme that you noticed
in the poem? Use evidence to
support your theme.

Answers
Use complete sentences!
3. This poem has 47 lines and 9 stanzas
or verses. A rhyme scheme is the pattern
of rhymes at the end of each line of a
poem or song. This song is not a rhyme
scheme.
4. The intended audience is the listeners
that wants to boost their self confidence.
We are the audience.
5. The speaker is very strong and
independent. She will not let anyone tell
her what to do in her life. She will go
down her future with her own thoughts
and dreams.
6. The name of the poet is Demi Lovato.
7. Skyscraper is a free verse song
because it doesnt rhyme. It doesnt have
a repetitive rhyme scheme, but the lyrics
Like a Skyscraper, Like a Skyscraper do
repeat several times in the song.
8. No, the poet do not use alliteration.

9. No, the poet do not use consonance.

10. No, the poet do not use assonance.
11. She uses both negative and positive
connotations. Some examples are, Go
on and try to tear me down, and I will
still rise like a skyscraper.
12. The author uses an empowered tone
filled with confidence and determination.
An example is, I will be rising from the
ground.
13. The mood of the song is very
inspirational and emotional. The lyrics
makes me want to stand up to myself as
well. An example is, All my windows still
are broken, but Im standing on my feet.
This is very encouraging.
14. The theme of the poem is to stand up
for yourself and be strong. In the poem,
Demi Lovato states that we will do
anything she could to get back up even
though others pushed her down. She will
not let anyone control her life. The text
states, You can take everything I have,
you can break everything I am. Like Im
make of glass, like Im made of paper.
Go on and try to tear me down. I will be
rising from the ground like a skyscraper,
like a skyscraper.