Song Analysis Guide

1. Is this song about the specific event listed, or is it about a similar event?
 

2. What natural disaster does this song describe?
 

3. Read through the lyrics. Write a  summary describing the main idea of the song.
 

4. List any words in the song with which you are not familiar. Find their meanings in a dictionary.
 

5. Choose one or two phrases of the song that are interesting to you. Explain why they caught your attention.
 

6. Who or what does the song writer feel is responsible for the event?
 

7. What problems or effects of the event are mentioned in the song?
 

8. What new insights does this song give you about the event described?
 

9. What surprises you about the song?
 

10. What questions do you have?