English_-_Belonging

Part 1: Questions on TWO related texts TEXT1 Belonging Belonging's a word that's enriching, For Be is to Am as Longing is to Wanting, A place we all strive to be... Belonging for you and for me. Amwanting is where dreams come alive, Where love is shared and friendships survive, Where the deaf can hear and blind can see... Belonging for you and for me Amwanting fulfills emotional needs, Where companionship reigns with no call for pleas, A place with a sense of community... Belonging for you and for me. Amwanting is things all just and right, Where fear of rejection is never in sight, A place where you can truly be free... Belonging for you and for me. By Robin Moynihan 1. The title of the text 1 is called ‘Belonging’. It is a poem created by Robin Maynihan. It was made in the year 1998. 2. The text is a dramatic text and its purpose is to describe what it means to belong. Its audiences are young adults and above. 3. This text relates to the topic of belonging because it describes what it is to belong and what it feels like. The composer uses some techniques to communicate those ideas of belonging. 4. The composer of this text uses the technique repetition to create an emotional effect that makes you feel happy that you belong. The composer also uses rhyme. This gives a sense that the composer believes in a ordered world making the poem a little graceful. TEXT2 We belong together by Mariah Carey I didn't mean it when I said I didn't love you so I should've held on tight, I never should've let you go I didn't know nothing, I was stupid, I was foolish I was lying to myself I could not fathom I would ever be without your love Never imagined I'd be sitting here beside myself 'Cause I didn't know you, 'cause I didn't know me But I thought I knew everything I never felt The feeling that I'm feeling now that I don't hear your voice Or have your touch and kiss your lips 'cause I don't have a choice Oh, what I wouldn't give to have you lying by my side Right here, 'cause baby (We belong together) When you left I lost a part of me (Together) It's still so hard to believe (Come back, come back) Come back baby, please (Come back, come back) 'Cause we belong together Who else am I gon' lean on when times get rough (Ooooooh yeah) Who's gonna talk to me on the phone till the sun comes up (Oooooh yeah) Who's gonna take your place, there ain't nobody better (Oooooooh yeah) Oh, baby baby, we belong together I can't sleep at night when you are on my mind Bobby Womack's on the radio saying to me: "If you think you're lonely now" Wait a minute this is too deep (too deep) I gotta change the station so I turn the dial Trying to catch a break and then I hear Babyface I only think of you and it's breaking my heart I'm trying to keep it together but I'm falling apart I'm feeling all out of my element I'm throwing things, crying Trying to figure out where the hell I went wrong The pain inflicted in this song ain't even half of what I'm feeling inside I need you, need you back in my life, baby (We belong together) When you left I lost a part of me (Together) It's still so hard to believe (Come back, come back) Come back baby, please (Come back, come back) 'Cause we belong together Who else am I gon' lean on when times get rough (Ooooooh yeah) Who's gonna talk to me on the phone till the sun comes up (Oooooh yeah) Who's gonna take your place, there ain't nobody better (Oooooooh yeah) Oh, baby baby, we belong together baby! (We belong together) When you left I lost a part of me (Together) (Oooooooh yeah) It's still so hard to believe (Come back, come back) Come back baby, please (Oooooooh yeah) (Come back, come back) 'Cause we belong together Who else am I gon' lean on when times get rough (Ooooooh yeah) Who's gonna talk to me till the sun comes up (Ooooooh yeah) Who's gonna take your place, there ain't nobody better (Oooooooh yeah) Oh, baby baby, we belong together! 1. The title of the text is called ‘We belong together’. The composer of this song is Mariah Carey made in the year 2005. 2. The genre of this text is pop. The purpose of the text is for entertainment and the audience is targeted at young people and fans of Mariah Carey. 3. The composer talks about how she feels like she’s losing her boyfriend, and she doesn’t want to lose him. She believes that they belong together but in the end they weren’t together. 4. She uses a catchy chorus that repeats ‘we belong together’ which helps the audience remind the idea of belonging.