Music often follows a rhyme pattern. Take the last word in a line as your rhyming word and on an regular interval it rhymes with the last word in another line.
A song pattern can go a, a, b, a, b where the last word of line a rhymes with all of the a lines, and the last word of the b lines also rhyme. Norah Jones song, Shoot the Moon fits this pattern. This is from http://www.poemhunter.com/song/shoot-the-moon/
a The summer days are gone to soon
a You shoot the moon
b And miss completely
a And now your left to face the gloom
c The empty room which smelled so sweetly
c Of all the flowers you plucked if only
d You knew the reason
c Why you had to be so lonely
d Was it just the season?
e The Fall is here again
e You can't begin to give in
f It's all over
g When the snow comes rolling through
f Your rolling too with some new lover
h Will you think of times you told me
d That you knew the reason
h Why we had to each be so lonely
d It was just the season
This song makes me think of changes in life, like the changes in season. At different points in life people choose to go their separate ways. I think 'shoot the moon' means try very hard, or go all out for someone. Norah's song has a sad tone that I can relate to, but also seems to have a hopeful message as well. Here's a video link that has the song- Norah Jones Shoot the Moon.
Are there rhyming words in songs you know? Share a favorite song, or check out the website, Rhyme in Lyrics for more information about rhyme patterns. http://www.musiclyricsfyi.com/rhyme-in-lyrics.html
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