Taylor Swift "Karma is..." figurative language practice
Students will analyze the lyrics of "Karma" by Taylor Swift to identify and understand various figurative language devices and rhetorical techniques, including metaphors, similes, rhetorical questions, and hyperbole. One time, 1 hour class.
What's included
1 live meeting
1 hrs 10 mins in-class hoursAssessment
Student will complete a song analysis worksheet that searches the song "Karma" for example of Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Imagery, Alliteration, Allusion Rhetorical Question. After discussion, students should be able to find the meaning in the lyrics.Class Experience
US Grade 8 - 11
Beginner Level
HEY SWIFTIES! Students will analyze the lyrics of "Karma" by Taylor Swift (the clean version) to identify and understand various figurative language devices and rhetorical techniques, including metaphors, similes, rhetorical questions, and hyperbole, while also exploring the song's themes of accountability and justice. I am a very energetic teacher, and I like to hear my students' thoughts. I'm also a HUGE Taylor Swift fan, and I love using her music to show students linguistic techniques to be a better reader and writer. Students will be able to interact with me for the entire session, and with each other. Collaboration is a big part of learning. I will include a PowerPoint, handout, and a lyric video from YouTube
Learning Goals
By the end of the class, students will be able to interpret metaphoric reference in each stanza; identify rhetorical questions; and explain what the imagery in the song refers to.
Aligned with Florida B.E.S.T. standards:
ELA.10.R.1.1 : Analyze how key elements enhance or add layers of meaning;
ELA. 10.R.3.1. Analyze how figurative language creates mood in text and;
ELA.10.R.1.4 Analyze how authors create multiple layers of meaning and/or ambiguity in a poem.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Karma does have two swear words in the original lyrics that will be changed to the radio version or bleeped out.
Pre-Requisites
Students should understand simile and metaphor.
Language of Instruction
English
Joined May, 2022
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have used this lesson as part of my figurative language review for 12th Grade English/Language Arts for two years. I run this as a refresher to analysis and language before we complete our poetry unit. It's been a fun and effective way to show students how to apply some of the tools they have in their analysis tool box.
It's a lightbulb moment, when they realize that songs are poems, and that they have "hidden" meanings.
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Live One-Time Class
$10
per classMeets once
70 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
2-12 learners per class
