In the song, “Little Green”, Joni Mitchell utilizes realistic symbolism, personification towards the child, and characterization, in order to show the struggle in giving up ones new born child for adoption and explains how she suffers through the process in doing this.
In this song, Joni Mitchell uses realistic symbolism in order to give deeper meaning of words used, to convey the beauty and hardships in giving ones baby up for adoption. Joni compares “Little Green” to the “Northern lights” this is symbolic to this song because it symbolizes the beauty of this new born child, “Little Green”. Mitchell tells Little Green, “There’ll be icicles and birthday clothes,” communicating to her daughter that her life will be filled with special memories. She immediately follows this line with a message telling “Little Green” that life will not only be filled with happy memories, but also sorrowful memories. She is getting her new born baby prepared for life.
Enhanced personification was also used in Joni Mitchells song, “Little green” an example of this would be when Mitchell points out the spring coming to a start. “The spring is born”, this would be an example of personification because realistically a season isn’t “born”, it is given this human life characteristic to add deeper and a better flow to the phrases used. Mitchell uses enhanced personification in this song, “Little Green” as a way to express her feelings and towards her new born baby, and the way she feels is symbolic to one of a new born, beautiful baby.
Characterization is another example to a poetic device in which Joni Mitchell utilizes in her song “Little Green”. Characterization towards “Little Green” is a poetic device similar to that of personification. Comparing a person, which in this case would be either Joni’s new baby, “Little Green” or the father who had left Joni and her baby at birth? An example of characterization would be when Joni describes the personality traits of “Little Green’s” father.
Joni Mitchell in the song “Little Green” utilizes realistic symbolism, enhanced personification, and characterization to convey the hardship and struggles of her past when we was a young adult in giving her new born baby girl up for adoption. Symbolism adds deeper meaning in order to compare things outside of the context to something being described. Also personification gives something other than a human figure, human characteristics. Using personification also gives much deeper meaning to words being given. Lastly characterization portrays attitude of one, by using realistic and or non realistic symbolism. Joni Mitchell uses all of these devices in order to make her song “ Little Green” that much better.
No comments:
Post a Comment