Paul+McCartney

**By:** Alaura Kilgore

**Biography:** Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool, England in 1942. He was a member of the famous band The Beatles. McCartney became the lead vocalist of The Beatles. He is also an extremely gifted songwriter and poet. Paul McCartney was knighted by the Queen of England in 1997. He was also married for thirty years and after his wife's death, McCartney pursued classical music and his own solo career. This songwriter and poet has much history to his name. [|Biographical information]



[|I've Just Seen a Face]
[|I've Just Seen a Face photo link] **I’ve Just Seen a Face ** By: Paul McCartney **1** I've just seen a face **2** I can't forget the time or place **3** Where we just met **4** She's just the girl for me **5** And I want all the world to see **6** We've met, mmm-mmm-mmm-da-da-da

**7** Falling, yes I am falling **8** And she keeps calling **9** Me back again **10** Falling, yes I am falling <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**11** And she keeps calling <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**12** Me back again <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**13** Oh, falling, yes I am falling <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**14** And she keeps calling <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**15** Me back again

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Poem Analysis**:“I’ve Just Seen a Face”, is a song written by the former Beatle member Paul McCartney. Because McCartney is a musician all of the poem’s analyzed on this page will be songs. Music with lyrics is a type of poetry because it takes a skilled poet to write and create a phenomenal song. I took only two stanzas from this song because it is a short song, but it is repetitive. “I’ve Just Seen a Face”, is a sweet love song and it does seem short and simple just by looking at the lyrics, but there is a meaningful structure behind this song. I personally enjoy this song because it is relatable to me and it is also relatable to everyone in existence. Any person is able to relate to a song about falling in love with a person you have just met. Some people do not believe in love at first sight, but that is what “I’ve Just Seen a Face” is about. The way this song is written makes the audience seamlessly fall in love with it, which is what the song is about. This poetic song does follow a regular rhyme pattern. The first two lines rhyme, with one another, and the third line does not rhyme; that is the rhyme pattern of the song. The rhyme pattern of this song helps the audience understand the purpose the lyrics have. Literary devices are used to portray the purpose and meaning of this poem. The two literary devices used in this poem are epanalepsis and synecdoche. Epanalepsis is when the same word appears at the beginning and the end of a line. Lines 7 and 10 are both examples of epanalepsis. Synecdoche is using a part of a certain person or thing to describe the whole person or thing. Synecdoche is also used in this poem because the lines describe falling in love with a girl, but her face is representing the girl. Even though I chose to use only two stanzas of this song, it has purposefully and carefully thought out structure to be analyzed.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"The Beatles All Songs Lyrics - I've Just Seen A Face." YouTube. YouTube, 12 Jan. 2016. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"I've Just Seen A Face (Remastered) - The Beatles." - Google Play Music. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"A Letter to Those with Newly Broken Hearts.." Pinterest. Hub Pages, 2016. Web. 27 Jan. 2016.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">"BIOGRAPHY: Paul McCartney Lifetime." BIOGRAPHY: Paul McCartney Lifetime. Lifetime, 2016. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.



[|Little Willow Song] [|Little Willow picture link] **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 18pt;">Little Willow ** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">By: Paul McCartney

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**1** Bend, little willow <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**2** Wind's gonna blow you <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**3** Hard and cold tonight

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **4** Life, as it happens <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **5** Nobody warns you <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **6** Willow, hold on tight

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **7** Nothing's gonna shake your love <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**8** Take your love away <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**9** No one's out to break your heart <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**10** It only seems that way... hey

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**11** Sleep, little willow <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**12** Peace gonna follow <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**13** Time will heal your wounds

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**14** Grow to the heavens <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**15** Now and forever <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**16** Always came too soon

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**17** Little willow

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**18** Nothing's gonna shake your love <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**19** Take your love away <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**20** No one's out to break your heart <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**21** It only seems that way... hey

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**22** Bend, little willow <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**23** Wind's gonna blow you <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**24** Hard and cold tonight

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**25** Life, as it happens <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**26** Nobody warns you <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**27** Willow, hold on tight

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**28** Ah, little willow <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**29** Little willow

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**Poem Analysis:** Paul McCartney wrote “Little Willow”, for Ringo Starr’s children after his first wife died of cancer. The audience of the song is able to understand that it was written to comfort children by the diction that is used. The use of the word “little” in the title and throughout the song reveals to whom the song is being written. This song gives advice and comforts. Any person can relate to the lyrics McCartney wrote because everyone has experienced the troubles of life. The imagery of this song is delicate and beautiful. I picture a weeping willow blowing in the wind, and this song is comparing a delicate tree to a delicate person. Even though life is rough, people must be able to hold on and get through the wind. The audience can also hear the innocent tone by the diction chosen. This poem does rhyme, but I am unsure if it follows a regular or irregular rhyme scheme. Some lines rhyme with one another and some do not. The stanzas do repeat, but in a different order and that puts an effect on how the poem is read. This poem flows and through the flowing of the lines, the audience is able to picture a weeping willow blowing gently through the wind. The purpose of this song is to comfort someone who is going through a difficult time. This song is comforting to me and I can feel the lyrics when I read them that I should not be afraid of life because I will be able to overcome the rough patch. I think that is why Paul McCartney wrote this song, he didn’t write it just for the children, he wrote it for others to also be able to be comforted by it. This song is not a well-known song, and it is not a song performed by The Beatles. Even though this song is not a super popular song, it still portrays a strong meaning. What I got from the lines that make up each stanza is to never give up, even when the going gets tough. This poem was challenging to analyze, but it was worth it and I was up for the challenge.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;">Emily. "Who Has Seen the Wind, A Singable Poem." //Pinterest//. Pinterest, 2015. Web. 20 Jan. 2016. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;">"Little Willow - Paul McCartney." //YouTube//. YouTube, 06 Apr. 2010. Web. 20 Jan. 2016. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;">"Paul McCartney Lyrics." //Metro Lyrics//. CBS Interactive, 2016. Web. 20 Jan. 2016. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;"> **Eleanor Rigby** [|Eleanor Rigby Song] By: Paul McCartney <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12px;">**1** Ah look at all the lonely people
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 * 2** Ah look at all the lonely people

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12px;">**3** Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice
 * 4** In the church where a wedding has been
 * 5** Lives in a dream
 * 6** Waits at the window, wearing the face
 * 7**That she keeps in a jar by the door
 * 8** Who is it for

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12px;">**9** All the lonely people
 * 10** Where do they all come from?
 * 11** All the lonely people
 * 12** Where do they all belong?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12px;">**13** Father McKenzie, writing the words
 * 14** Of a sermon that no one will hear
 * 15** No one comes near
 * 16** Look at him working, darning his socks
 * 17** In the night when there's nobody there
 * 18** What does he care

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12px;">**19** All the lonely people
 * 20** Where do they all come from?
 * 21** All the lonely people
 * 22** Where do they all belong?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12px;">**23** Ah look at all the lonely people
 * 24** Ah look at all the lonely people

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12px;">**25** Eleanor Rigby, died in the church
 * 26** And was buried along with her name
 * 27** Nobody came
 * 28** Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt
 * 29** From his hands as he walks from the grave
 * 30** No one was saved

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12px;">**31** All the lonely people <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12pt;">**Poem Analysis:** This song/poem is very different from the first two poems. There is a completely different tone in “Eleanor Rigby” than in “I’ve Just Seen a Face” and in “Little Willow” This technique of tone shows McCartney’s talent. Many of the songs he has written are unique and when reading them the reader can see the uniqueness in each song/poem. When a writer has many different pieces of work I think that shows their strength as a writer. “Eleanor Rigby”, has a depressing and lonely tone. The effect of the tone is it enables the reader to feel and understand the words McCartney has written. This song tells a story about two characters that live in loneliness. Through the characterization in this poem the reader is able to understand two characters Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie and the loneliness they experience. The effect of the characterization is the reader is able to understand and relate to people who live in a dream of delusions all alone. The structure of this poem stands out to me. The first three stanzas of the poem and the last three stanzas of the poem follow the same line pattern. Lines 1 and 2, and lines 23 and 24 both have two lines. The second and seventh stanzas have six lines. Stanzas 7 and 8 each have four lines. The effect of the structure of the poem is the reader is able to understand the purpose of the poem and the thoughtfulness that went into creating it. Through the line “All the lonely people”, the reader can understand the loneliness portrayed in this song. I think this song is very relatable to many people because when we are lonely we can become delusional and live in a dream that is not reality. We become so alone in reality that the dream we live in becomes ten times better than reality will ever be. In this poem the reader is able to see the loneliness of two different people and in the end Father McKenzie buries Eleanor Rigby. This poem focuses on loneliness because people get so caught up in their sorrow that they do not notice the sorrow of other people around them. This poem definitely makes a strong statement. The photo I chose to use to represent this poem fits very well with this song. The girl in the photo is isolated and all we can see in this photo is the girl and her reflection. I think this photo accurately depicts the effect of this song because when you are lonely you are isolated and after a while you are only able to see yourself. “Eleanor Rigby” is a beautifully written song despite its depressing and lonely tone.
 * 32** Where do they all come from?
 * 33** All the lonely people
 * 34** Where do they all belong? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;">

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;">"Saatchi Art Artist: Luca Bortolato; Color 2015 Photography "Untitle"" //Saatchi Art//. N.p., 2016. Web. 05 Feb. 2016. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;">"Beatles." //- Eleanor Rigby Lyrics//. Metro Lyrics, 2016. Web. 05 Feb. 2016. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;">"Eleanor Rigby-The Beatles." //YouTube//. YouTube, 2012. Web. 05 Feb. 2016. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;">
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18pt; text-align: center;">Yesterday <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">By: Paul McCartney  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;">[|Yesterday Song]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12px;">**1** Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away
 * 2** Now it looks as though they're here to stay
 * 3** Oh, I believe in yesterday


 * 4** Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be
 * 5** There's a shadow hanging over me.
 * 6** Oh, yesterday came suddenly


 * 7** Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say
 * 8** I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday


 * 9** Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
 * 10** Now I need a place to hide away
 * 11** Oh, I believe in yesterday


 * 12** Why she had to go I don't know she wouldn't say
 * 13** I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday


 * 14** Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play
 * 15** Now I need a place to hide away
 * 16** Oh, I believe in yesterday
 * 17** Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12px;">**Poem Analysis:** “Yesterday” written by Paul McCartney is another addition to the list of phenomenal songs/poems McCartney has written. This piece of work is short in length, but it is jam-packed with literary techniques and purposeful meaning to analyze. I think an artist has a gifted talent when they can write an impactful piece of poetry in only a few short lines. The structure is one technique in this poem that is noticeable. The line “Oh, I believe in yesterday” (Lines 3, 11, 16) shows the repetition in the structure. The effect of this technique in the structure of this poem is, the reader is able to understand the purpose of the poem. The purpose of this poem is for the reader to understand the speaker of the poem longs for yesterday because yesterday seems so much easier than today. I think any person who reads this poem can understand that. Everyone has memories of the day before that they wish they could re-live the day after because sometimes the day after is much more difficult than yesterday. To me the tone of this poem is regret or wishing you could get the time back from yesterday. I get that from the line “There’s a shadow hanging over me”. (Line 5) I can just picture in my head a metaphorical image of a shadow standing over someone and that shadow is regret. I also think this poem describes to the reader the loss of time. We as people sometimes want to relive the past because of nostalgia the past has because we lose time so quickly. Time really does fly by and when we really think about it we want to hold onto “yesterday” as long as we possibly can. The diction used like the word “suddenly” (Line 4) helps the reader understand that McCartney through this poem is trying to portray how fast yesterday has gone by and now it is today. You wake up and suddenly you were not half the man you used to be. (Line 4) Being in high school and almost to college, I look back and see how just the past four years has slipped from my hands. That is the impact this poem has on me and I think anyone in any point of their life can relate to a song released in 1965, many years ago. The tone of this song is somewhat of a regretful and remorseful tone. The effect of the tone is the reader is able to understand the meaning of not letting yesterday be the only memorable day, and making today a great day too. The regret is not from yesterday’s memories it is regret from the present and not living today as good as yesterday. Many people through the years have been able to relate with McCartney’s song “Yesterday”, and I think that is the whole point of poetry. Poetry is written by an author, but is analyzed and related to so many people after it is written. “Yesterday” is the most covered song in history and this tells the reader that many people over the years have understood McCartney’s purpose and meaning of this song. I chose the shadow photo for this poem because of the line “There’s a shadow hanging over me”. (Line 5) I think this picture captures the purpose McCartney is trying to convey by his song “Yesterday”. Make every day memorable and don’t regret what you did today because it was different from yesterday.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;">"The Beatles - Yesterday." //YouTube//. YouTube, 2013. Web. 05 Feb. 2016. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;">N.d. //Pinterest//. Web. 5 Feb. 2016. <https://www.pinterest.com/pin/162833342751583470/>. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times; font-size: 16px;">"Yesterday | The Beatles Bible." //The Beatles Bible//. The Beatles Biblw, n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016. <http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/yesterday/>. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 1707.5px; width: 1px;">Poem Analysis: “I’ve Just Seen a Face”, is a song written by the former Beatle member Paul McCartney. Because McCartney is a musician all of the poem’s analyzed on this page will be songs. Music with lyrics is a type of poetry because it takes a skilled poet to write and create a phenomenal song. I took only two stanzas from this song because it is a short song, but it is repetitive. “I’ve Just Seen a Face”, is a sweet love song and it does seem short and simple just by looking at the lyrics, but there is a meaningful structure behind this song. I personally enjoy this song because it is relatable to me and it is also relatable to everyone in existence. Any person is able to relate to a song about falling in love with a person you have just met. Some people do not believe in love at first sight, but that is what “I’ve Just Seen a Face” is about. The way this song is written makes the audience seamlessly fall in love with it, which is what the song is about. This poetic song does follow a regular rhyme pattern. The first two lines rhyme, with one another, and the third line does not rhyme; that is the rhyme pattern of the song. The rhyme pattern of this song helps the audience understand the purpose the lyrics have. Literary devices are used to portray the purpose and meaning of this poem. The two literary devices used in this poem are epanalepsis and synecdoche. Epanalepsis is when the same word appears at the beginning and the end of a line. Lines 7 and 10 are both examples of enpanalepsis. Synecdoche is using a part of a certain person or thing to describe the whole person or thing. Synecdoche is also used in this poem because the lines describe falling in love with a girl, but her face is representing the girl. Even though, I chose to use only two stanzas of this song, it has much purpose and carefully thought out structure to be analyzed. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 1690.5px; width: 1px;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">"BIOGRAPHY: Paul McCartney Lifetime." //BIOGRAPHY: Paul McCartney Lifetime//. AETN UK, 2016. Web. 27 Jan. 2016. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 2460.5px; width: 1px;"><span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 2460.5px; width: 1px;">Eleanor RigbyBy: Paul McCartney 1 Ah look at all the lonely people2 Ah look at all the lonely people3 Eleanor Rigby, picks up the rice4 In the church where a wedding has been5 Lives in a dream6 Waits at the window, wearing the face7That she keeps in a jar by the door8 Who is it for9 All the lonely people10 Where do they all come from?11 All the lonely people12 Where do they all belong?13 Father McKenzie, writing the words14 Of a sermon that no one will hear15 No one comes near16 Look at him working, darning his socks17 In the night when there's nobody there18 What does he care19 All the lonely people20 Where do they all come from?21 All the lonely people22 Where do they all belong?23 Ah look at all the lonely people24 Ah look at all the lonely people25 Eleanor Rigby, died in the church26 And was buried along with her name27 Nobody came28 Father McKenzie, wiping the dirt29 From his hands as he walks from the grave30 No one was saved 31 All the lonely people32 Where do they all come from?33 All the lonely people34 Where do they all belong? <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 3398px; width: 1px;"> ** Poem Analysis: ** This song/poem is very different from the first two poems. There is a completely different tone in “Eleanor Rigby” than in “I’ve Just Seen a Face” and in “Little Willow” This technique of tone shows McCartney’s talent. Many of the songs he has written are unique and when reading them the reader can see the uniqueness in each song/poem. When a writer has many different pieces of work I think that shows their strength as a writer. “Eleanor Rigby”, has a depressing and lonely tone. The effect of the tone is it enables the reader to feel and understand the words McCartney has written. This song tells a story about two characters that live in loneliness. Through the characterization in this poem the reader is able to understand two characters Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie and the loneliness they experience. The effect of the characterization is the reader is able to understand and relate to people who live in a dream of delusions all alone. The structure of this poem stands out to me. The first three stanzas of the poem and the last three stanzas of the poem follow the same line pattern. Lines 1 and 2, and lines 23 and 24 both have two lines. The second and seventh stanzas have six lines. Stanzas 7 and 8 each have four lines. The effect of the structure of the poem is the reader is able to understand the purpose of the poem and the thoughtfulness that went into creating it. Through the line “All the lonely people”, the reader can understand the loneliness portrayed in this song. I think this song is very relatable to many people because when we are lonely we can become delusional and live in a dream that is not reality. We become so alone in reality that the dream we live in becomes ten times better than reality will ever be. In this poem the reader is able to see the loneliness of two different people and in the end Father McKenzie buries Eleanor Rigby. This poem focuses on loneliness because people get so caught up in their sorrow that they do not notice the sorrow of other people around them. This poem definitely makes a strong statement. The photo I chose to use to represent this poem fits very well with this song. The girl in the photo is isolated and all we can see in this photo is the girl and her reflection. I think this photo accurately depicts the effect of this song because when you are lonely you are isolated and after a while you are only able to see yourself. “Eleanor Rigby” is a beautifully written song despite its depressing and lonely tone. <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 3291.5px; width: 1px;">"The Beatles - Yesterday." //YouTube//. YouTube, 2013. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
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