Eminem's Lose Yourself - TPCASTT Analysis and Reflection PDF

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This document is a student assignment for analyzing a song, likely part of an English or music class. It includes directions for analyzing a song chosen by the student using the TPCASTT method and focuses on interpreting themes within the song. The document provides space for a detailed analysis and is structured for use with students.

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Personal Song: TPCASTT Analysis and Reflection Directions: Select a song of your personal choice. (Turn in/See Assignment on Canvas) Copy/Paste the lyrics to a Google Doc, and then complete a TPCASTT for the lyrics/work. Song Title: _Lose Yourself_____________________ Artist:__Eminem_...

Personal Song: TPCASTT Analysis and Reflection Directions: Select a song of your personal choice. (Turn in/See Assignment on Canvas) Copy/Paste the lyrics to a Google Doc, and then complete a TPCASTT for the lyrics/work. Song Title: _Lose Yourself_____________________ Artist:__Eminem_____________________ Copy song choice here: (1)Look... If you had... one shot... or one opportunity... To seize everything you ever wanted... one moment... Would you capture it)? Or just let it slip? Yo (1) His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready to drops bombs, but he keeps on forgetting what he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loud He opens his mouth but the words won't come out He's choking, how? Everybody's jokin now (3)The clock's run out, time's up, over - BLAOW! Snap back to reality), OHH! there goes gravity OHH! there goes Rabbit, he choked He's so mad, but he won't Give up that easy nope, he won't have it He knows, his whole back's to these ropes It don't matter, he's dope (4)He knows that, but he's broke He's so sad that he knows when he goes back to this mobile home, that's when it's back to the lab again, yo, this whole rap shift He better go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him (5)You better - lose yourself in the music, the moment You own it, you better never let it go (go) You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime You better - lose yourself in the music, the moment You own it, you better never let it go (go) You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime You better.. (6)Soul's escaping, through this hole that is gaping This world is mine for the taking Make me king, as we move toward a, new world order A normal life is boring; but superstardom's Personal Song: TPCASTT Analysis and Reflection close to post-mortem, it only grows harder Homie grows hotter, he blows it's all over (7)These ho** is all on him, coast to coast shows He's known as the Globetrotter Lonely roads, God only knows He's grown farther from home, he's no father He goes home and barely knows his own daughter But hold your nose cause here goes the cold water These ho** don't want him no mo', he's cold product They moved on to the next schmoe who flows (8)He nose-dove and sold nada, and so the soap opera is told, it unfolds, I suppose it's old partner But the beat goes on da-da-dum da-dum da-dah (9)No more games, Imma change what you call rage Tear this mother****ing roof off like two dogs caged I was playin in the beginning, the mood all changed I've been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage But I kept rhymin and stepped right in the next cypher Best believe somebody's payin the pied piper (10)All the pain inside amplified by the fact that I can't get by with my nine to five and I can't provide the right type of life for my family, cause man, these God damn food stamps don't buy diapers, and there's no movie (11)There's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life And these times are so hard, and it's gettin even harder Tryin to feed and water my seed plus, teeter-totter Caught up between bein a father and a pre-madonna Baby momma drama screaming on her too much for me to wanna stay in one spot, another day of monotony has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail I've got to formulate a plot, or end up in jail or shot (12)Success is my only mother****ing option, failure's not Mom I love you but this trailer's got to go I cannot grow old in Salem's Lot So here I go it's my shot, feet fail me not This may be the only opportunity that I got (13)You can do anything you set your mind to, man. Personal Song: TPCASTT Analysis and Reflection T-Title P-Paraphrase *Only Paraphrase the Chorus 1 time. C- Connotation 8 examples- Not including Rhyme Scheme. *Highlight/Comment these on your document and label what type of figurative language/poetic device it is** A- Attitude S- Shift T- Title (Part 2) T- Theme: When done with TPCASTT - Type a 5-6 sentence explanation of how you came to the theme/overall message of the song. Answer the following in your response: What does the song speak to you? How does it have an impact on your life, and in what ways do you feel that you connect to the theme?

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