1. By Katy Perry Presentation by Mrs. Lofgren
Firework
By Katy Perry
Presentation by Mrs. Lofgren

2. Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind wanting to start again? Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin like a house of cards, one blow from caving in?

3. Do you ever feel already buried deep?
6 feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there’s still a chance for you
‘Cause there’s a spark in you

4. You just gotta ignite, the light, and let it shine Just own the night like the 4th of July ‘Cause baby you’re a firework Come on, show ‘em what you’re worth Make ‘em go “Oh, oh, oh” As you shoot across the sky-y-y

5. Come on, let your colors burst Make ‘em go “Oh, oh, oh”
Baby, you’re a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make ‘em go “Oh, oh, oh”
You’re gonna leave ‘em all in awe, awe, awe

6. You don’t have to feel like a waste of space You’re original, cannot be replaced If you only knew what the future holds After a hurricane comes a rainbow

7. Maybe your reason why all the doors are closed So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow And when it’s time, you’ll know

8. You just gotta ignite, the light, and let it shine Just own the night like the 4th of July ‘Cause baby, you’re a firework Come on, show ‘em what you’re worth Make ‘em go “oh, oh, oh,” As you shout across the sky-y-y

9. Come on, let your colors burst Make ‘em go “Oh, oh, oh”
Baby, you’re a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make ‘em go “Oh, oh, oh”
You’re gonna leave ‘em all in awe, awe, awe

10. Boom, boom, boom Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon It’s always been inside of you, you, you And now it’s time to let it through-ough-ough

11. ‘Cause baby, you’re a firework Come on, show ‘em what you’re worth Make ‘em go “Oh, Oh, Oh” You’re gonna leave ‘em all in awe, awe, awe

12. Baby, you’re a firework Come on, let your colors burst Make ‘em go “Oh, Oh, Oh” You’re gonna leave ‘em all in awe, awe, awe

13. BOOM, BOOM, BOOM Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

14. Literal/Surface Meaning
Lyrical
Uplifting mood
Enthusiastic tone
Enjoying a fireworks show on the 4th of July
Just own the night like the 4th of July
Come on let your colors burst
Boom, boom, boom
Make ‘em go “oh, oh, oh”

15. Figurative/Deeper meaning
Originality
Everyone is a unique and fabulous individual and we should CELEBRATE that fact proudly.
‘Cause baby you’re a firework, let ‘em show you what you’re worth
‘Cause there’s a spark in you
Own the night like the 4th of the July
Come on, let your colors burst
You’re original, cannot be replaced

16. Secret deeper meaning When God shuts the door, he opens a window
Maybe your reason why all the doors (opportunities) are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road (life choices)
•Bad stuff happens for a cosmic reason
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

17. Simile Feel like a plastic bag
Feel so paper thin like a house of cards
Own the night like the 4th of July
Feel like a waste of space
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow
Brighter than the moon

18. Metaphor You’re a firework Come on, show ‘em what you’re worth
Make ‘em go “oh, oh, oh”
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
• Maybe your reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to perfect road

19. Onomatopoeia
Oh, oh, oh
Boom, boom, boom

20. Alliteration/Assonance
Personification
Ignite, the light, and let it shine
Future holds

21. Idioms
Buried deep
6 feet under
Waste of space