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Kenny Chesney's Noise

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The Good and the Bad There are two different types of sound. The first being good sounds; the gleeful giggle of a child, the melody of a songbird, even the quiet scurrying of a mouse. However, not every sound is good; the mournful wail of a newly motherless child, the chilling caw of a vulture, even the quiet, painful shriek of a mouse snatched by the large talons of an owl. Noises aren’t necessarily auditory either. The song “Noise” by Kenny Chesney tries to show these two types of noise, mainly focusing on the latter of these two. Specifically, Chesney argues that the noises that surround us affect us negatively, and that noise isn’t always auditory. The backbone of Chesney’s argument is laid out in the lyrics of “Noise”. Chesney uses …show more content…

Chesney mainly uses imagery to support his thesis. Seeing as how imagery in a video is the brother to diction in writing, I’ll clarify. More negative imagery is used when “noise” is first sung. Sexual and violent imagery is flashed in quick clips. Child beauty pageants, violent riots, money, prostitutes, and more snippets are shown. Besides their content, the clips are abrupt and contain many clashing neon colors. However when the final chorus is sung, the imagery changes dramatically. A field of wheat, a beautiful sunset, and soothing ocean waves are shown. Besides their content, the clips are slower and contain a variety of warm, pastel colors gently mixed together. The difference between the two types of imagery furthers the difference between good and bad sounds. The imagery also suggests that noise isn’t only auditory but also visual. The sexual and violent imagery being the bad, and the calm and natural imagery being the good. “Noise” by Kenny Chesney argues that we are surrounded noises that affect us negatively, and that noise isn’t always auditory. Chesney supports his argument through several different rhetorical strategies and in several layers. Parallel structure and repetition in the lyrics convey his thoughts towards bad sounds, tone in the audio convey his thoughts between good and bad noises, and imagery is used in the video to suggest that noise isn’t only auditory, but also

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