SOAPSTone with BOB

SOAPSTone:

SOAPSTone A Key to Understanding Poetry (Set up your Cornell note paper.)

What does it stand for?:

What does it stand for? S peaker O ccasion A udience P urpose S ubject Tone

B.O.B’s “Dr. Aden”:

B.O.B’s “Dr. Aden”

B.O.B. Lyrics- Part One:

B.O.B. Lyrics- Part One (Begins with live audio from a government interview) Well, this is the mysterious case of Dr. Aden. Looking after her patients was her only obligation, but that was back before, back before the situation, before she got a visit from an agent. He introduced himself as an employee of the nation. He asked would she be willing to offer cooperation. You fit the job description and all the qualifications. If interested, I need your signature on this paper (sign here) She signed the dotted line without the slightest hesitation. She then received a letter stating the rules and regulations, and the military bases where she must be relocated. She is not to discuss any business that’s work related.

Part Two:

Part Two (Live audio from a government interview.) It’s Central America on a classified location, before border control before a illegal immigration. Inside a lab where chemicals are manipulated is where we see Dr.Aden ; she's very concentrated, But her concentration’s broken, when she hears a conversation down the halls. Small talk about destabilization and outta curiosity she wanders from her station inside a unlocked office she did some investigation. She breaks into a file with top secret information, probably some of the most disturbing documentation, she ever saw in her life. The article simply stated a study being conducted on human civilization.

Part Three:

Part Three (Live audio from a government interview.) Deep down inside she wished it was all her imagination. She couldn't doubt it cause there it clearly stated. She works in a facility where viruses are created and not only that, but 'member when she had her patients? She wrote out prescriptions for what she thought was medication. Her office was really just a part of the operation. She wipes her eyes as they water full of frustration How a victim of government experimentation. Where’s the justification? Where’s the justification? Where’s the judge when you need him? He’s probably on a vacation. Probably inside of the same country that these events takes place in, but as the puzzle pieces fall into proper arrangement, yes, we began to see the intentions of these creations. The patterns of epidemics like H.I.V. in the 80′s. Biological chemicals designed to be contagious There's nothing in a business of controlling the population. (Live audio from a government interview.)

Speaker:

S peaker The voice that tells the story . The author and the speaker are NOT necessarily the same. An author may choose to tell the story from any number of different points of view . In non-fiction, consider important facts about the speaker that will help assess his/her point of view / position.

Occasion:

O ccasion The time and place of the piece; the context that encouraged the writing to happen . Writing does not occur in a vacuum. There is the larger occasion : an environment of ideas and emotions that swirl around a broad issue. Then there is the immediate occasion : an event or situation that catches the writer’s attention and triggers a response.

Audience:

A udience The group of readers to whom this piece is directed. The audience may be one person, a small group, or a large group; it may be a certain person or a certain people.

Purpose:

P urpose The reason behind the text . Consider the purpose of the text in order to examine the argument and its logic. You should ask yourself, “What does the speaker want the audience to think or do as a result of reading this text?”

Subject :

S ubject The general topic, content, and ideas contained in the text. You should be able to state the subject in a few words or a phrase.

Tone:

Tone The attitude of the author . The spoken word can convey the speaker’s attitude, and, thus, help to impart meaning, through tone of voice. With the written work, it is tone that extends meaning beyond the literal. Tone can be determined by examining the author’s diction (choice of words), syntax (sentence construction), and imagery (vivid descriptions that appeal to the senses).