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WE’RE THE WORLD

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INTRODUCTION

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  • The song was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie for the people who suffered from famine in Africa.
  • They wanted to raise money for them by using this song.
  • The theme of the song is caring about and helping people in need.
  • The songwriters try to tell people that they should care about people in need and should give them help.

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ABOUT THE POETS

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LIONEL RICHIE JR.

MICHAEL JACKSON

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MEANINGS

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  • Lend a hand – To help

  • Heed – Pay attention to.

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WHAT IS THE POEM ABOUT?

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  • The poet hopes for a time when we pay heed to a certain call and the world must come together as one.
  • We should lend a hand to the dying people.
  • Lending a hand to life is the greatest gift of all.

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  • We can’t go on pretending that someone somewhere will soon make a change
  • We are part of God’s great big family.
  • The truth is that love is all we need.
  • We are the world, we are the children, we are the ones who make a brighter day.

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WHAT IS THE POEM ABOUT?

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  • To make the world a brighter one, we should start giving.
  • By giving them our hearts, we can make other’s lives’ stronger and free.
  • God turned stone to bread.
  • We should learn from God to lend a helping hand to others.

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  • When we are down and out, it seems that there is no hope.
  • Everything becomes well when we believe that there is no way we can fall.
  • We can bring a change when we stand together as one.

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POETIC DEVICES USED

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ALLITERATION

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REPITITION

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APPRECIATION OF THE POEM

  • Theme- Empathy, Love, Unity.
  • Implied meaning of each stanza.
  • Type of poem- Blank Verse.
  • Language used
  • Tone of the poem
  • Your favorite lines

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KEY ELEMENTS

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  • Title- We’re The World
  • Poets- Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie Jr.
  • Central Idea- Making the world a better place by helping the needy and each other .
  • Poetic Devices used- Alliteration , Repetition .

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WHAT IS A VERSE?

BLANK VERSE

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  • Poetry that has a consistent meter but no formal rhyme scheme.
  • The poem “We’re the World” is written in blank verse .

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  • Formally, a verse is one metrical line within a poetry poem.
  • Verse, however, has evolved to refer to any collection of lines in a poetry writing; historically, collections of lines were known as stanzas.