Indian reservation and Seminole Wind
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Indian reservation and Seminole Wind
Seminole Wind by John Anderson and Indian Reservation by John Loudermilk contain several similarities and differences in their composition, meaning and developed themes. Both songs cover the range of naturalist overtones during the human activists. For example, Seminole Wind by John Anderson talks of the environment’s destruction by man, based on economic gain while Indian Reservation by John Loudermilk refers to the effects of relocation after removal of the Five Civilized Tribes. Both songs employ similar rhyme schemes at the end of even number stanzas while the use of repetition is common. The emphasis placed on the chorus delivery in both songs helps identify the themes of the compositions while referring to distinct melodies (Witmer, 2010). Both songs are emblems of national pride in their delivery whilst containing originality in their composition and delivered tones. They signify the need for change by man’s activities and enabled systems through time. In both, the past form is used for tense writing and reference.
Seminole Wind by John Anderson has even
sort of stanzas in the composition structure while Indian Reservation by John Loudermilk has odd numbers. In the
former, the rhyme scheme is developed on the last lines after interval of a
second sentence. For example, the words told and gold occur after incidence of
the second and fourth lines. In John Loudermilk’s song, there is the element of
shouting as expressed by the wordings of Cherokee and the pride to live and die
by the composer. John Anderson uses the element of motivation and historical
inference of how men would search for the wealth in the past. It signifies
utilization of treasured connotations of man’s activities while John
Loudermilk’s song is an enabled advice on particular habits.
Reference:
Witmer, S. (2010). Songwriting. Edina, MN: ABDO.