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Song 'Kathleen': Poem Analysis

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Josh Ritter’s song, Kathleen, consists of several writing techniques that Forsyth defined as rhetorical figures. Some of the devices that stood out amongst the rest of the lyrics include anaphora and epistrophe. All songwriters’ dilemmas consist of putting together lyrics that serve as a direct link from their brain to the listeners’ brain. Not only does the song have to be meaningful and contain the general idea of the composer’s purpose, but it also has to be orchestrated in such a way that demonstrates some sort of rhyme in order to be classified as a good song; this piece by Ritter is not an exception. Apart from the many end rhymes found throughout this song, the assonances, such as the sound of “ee” in “we meet’s” (21) and “ay” in “way

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