Project 1

Project 1: Rhetorical Analysis

            What is something we all look forward to? What age is so important to teenagers? What legally gives us the “adult title”? We can all anticipate that turning 18 can answer all these questions? So, Why is this important to many of us? What makes a multitude of us rush life? In listening to Trace Adkins song “You’re Gonna Miss This”, I began analyzing the meaning of this song; it sums up a great amount of detail about wanting to growing up, and the reality of it.

            Growing up to fast is the exact focus of “You’re Gonna Miss This” by Trace Adkins. In his song he states, “ You’re gonna miss this you’re gonna want this back, you’re gonna wish these days hadn’t gone by so fast, these are some good times, so take a good look around, you may not know this now, but your gonna miss this”. Who would better know this than an adult and father that has lived/living this? These lyrics are put together this way to emphasis the ideas of how the perspectives of young adolescence changes when they realize what all life has in store. These lyrics also emphasis the words “you’re gonna”, this definitely brings the audience to relate to themselves. Well Trace Adkins is father to 5 girls; he definitely has credibility in this song. Also when researching a survey about kids growing up fast, 82% or people agree that kids grow up to fast, leaving 18% disagreeing (www.debate.org). This is tremendous example exemplifying what Trace Adkins is saying in “You’re Gonna Miss This”. This survey involves adults and adolescences themselves, with no limitations on who can vote.

            Adkins also portrays his expertise; in the way he sings the songs, the flowing of the diction. This song is chronologically in order and the events are able to get the audience’s attention/focus because it is what we live. We are raised, and then become “crazy teenagers”, then want/try to do things by ourselves. By doing this it grabs the attention of the audience. For

Example his first verse says, “She was staring out that window, of the SUV, Complaining, saying I can’t wait to turn 18, she said I’ll make my own money, and I’ll make my own rules, mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school, then she kissed her head and said I was just like you” This identifies with teenagers rebelling against parents and making life sound quite easy and unreal. Meaning that kids sometimes do not see the true reality of growing up and becoming an adult with responsibilities.

            Readers or listeners of this song automatically relate this song to their life unintentionally. This song brings memories, good or bad about life through the adolescence and emerging life stages. Through this the audience emotionally appeals to the song lyrics. Through all this Trace Adkins builds up a good amount of credibility. Where many people are focused and involving themselves in the song lyrics.

           

Works Cited

"Do Kids Today Grow up Too Fast?" The Premier Online Debate Website. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.

“You’re Gonna Miss This” Adkins, Trace Jan. 2008.