Find a song that has theme about nature or environment. Analyze the language features and the message behind it. Write it on a piece of paper and submit to your teacher.

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Back to the Earth Jason Mraz Whenever my head starts to hurt Before it goes from bad to feeling worse I turn off my phone, I get down low And put my hands in the dirt I try to stop the world from moving so fast Try and get a grip on where I'm at And simplify this dizzy life And get my feet in the grass I'm going back to the earth I'm going back to the earth I'm going back to work I'm going back to the earth The only explanation for a high rise Must be that everybody wants to get high And move on up To a deluxe Apartment in the sky Well, the higher we go, the taller we grow We lose sight of the land below Well, you can have your place Up in outer space 'Cause my home is where my food is grown I'm going back to the earth I'm going back to the earth I'm going back to work I'm going back to the earth I'm going back to the earth (Back to the earth) (Back to work) (Back to the earth) We are animals (we are animals) We are wild (we are wild) We started with the motion At the bottom of the ocean Now we're swinging from the tops of the trees We are animals (we are animals) We are wild (we are wild) And to truly be forgiven We must all get back to living With the land in harmony I'm going back to the earth I'm going back to the earth I'm going back to work I'm going back to the earth I'm going back (Back to the earth) I'm going back to work I'm going back to the earth Analysis of the language features of the song. 1. Rhyme: a repitition of similar souns (not letters) The only explanation for a high rise Must be that everybody wants to get high Well, the higher we go , the taller we gr ow We lose sight of the land bel ow We started with the mo tion At the bottom of the o cean 2. Figurative language: the use of words, phrase, or sentence to beautify or insert the meaning. I try to stop the world from moving so fast Apartment in the sky Well, the higher we go, the taller we grow We are animals Now we're swinging from the tops of the trees 3. Interpretation/meaning This song contains a message for people to love and appreciate the earth more.