California dreamin By Mamas and Papas

California dreamin By Mamas and PapasPortillo Yolanda

Ms. GallowayEnglish

March 2014

Summary

0The song is about the speaker misses being in California and he dreams of being safe and warm in LA.

Speaker

0The speaker’s tone is sad and the song is a little fast

Musicality

0The instruments used create a calm moody such as the piano ,coustic guitar ,flute and electric guitar.

Theme

0Move to another place makes you sad and you make feel why is so important your country for you.

Figurative Language

0Hyperbole0Line number 3 all the leaves are brown 0The speaker uses hyperbole because not all the leaves

are brown.

Figurative Language

0Simile0The sky is gray/ line 30The speaker is using simile because he is comparing

the sky and the color gray he miss being in his country and he say the sky is gray because he is sad.

Figurative Language

0 Imagery0On lines 9 and 11 I’d be safe and warm if I was in LA

Sound Devices

0Rhyme0Lines 17 and 19 0 “ I passed along the way”0 “And I pretend to pray”

Sound Devices

0Repetition 0All the song 01-15 and 27-480Example: All the leaves are brown All the leaves are brown

Personal Connection

0 I choose this song because I am identify with it because I miss living in Mexico and I dream of being one moving to Mexico, I like the lyrics I like how sound the instruments and I choose this song because I heart it on the CA lottery commercial and I like it.