Lyric Poem Essay

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INTRODUCTION This man will always be in the mind of music loving teenagers. Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, or Kid Cudi, is a successful hip hop singer, who if you would listen to his lyrics you would find that he talks about the trouble he and many young kids might have. I chose this poet because his lyrics are profound and deep. It all started in Cleveland, Ohio where his experiences throughout his life motivated him to write his lyric poems. Based on my analysis of Scott Ramon Mescudi’s “Soundtrack 2 My Life”, “The Prayer”, and “Pursuit of Happiness” one can infer he was a neglected child that no one cared for, had a complex imagination, and he was very lonely growing up. Through research I will conclude the status of my hypothesis and see if they hold true or not. ANALYSIS “Soundtrack 2 My Life”, a lyric poem by Scott Mescudi, expresses how his life hasn’t been all that good, yet he manages to look past all of his problems. Through his use of metaphor, Mescudi states how feels lonely, “Ignorance is love, and I need that shit,” (44). In other words, Mescudi is trying to explain how he is lonely, but that is ironic because you would expect him to have any girl he desires. He is saying how love is ignorant to him, but he still needs someone to love him. In addition, Mescudi uses connotation very well in his poem. He says, “An independent sister got me fly when she could, But they all didn’t see, the little bit of sadness in me, Scotty”, (13-14). Mescudi’s point is to show how his older sister bought him everything he needed when she could. Although he should be “happy”, nobody could notice how sad he was in reality. This is a strong point because even though you can get everything you wish for, there still might always be something bothering you that no one else can see. “Pursuit of Happiness” is a lyric poem written by Scott Ramon Mescudi that shows how he is

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