Are Punk Rock Lyrics Comparable to Classical Poetry?
3 2. An Introduction of Selected Punk Bands and Analyses of some of their Works 4 2.1 Bad Religion 4 2.2 Green Day 6 2.3 AFI 8 3. Opinions 9 4. Conclusion 10 5. Works Cited 13 In Darkness Together we’re Bringing the Light In Darkness Together We Are Forming The Fire of tomorrow Is Born of the Night In Darkness Together We Ignite – Davey Havok, AFI 1. Introduction: Are Punk Rock Lyrics Comparable to Classical Poetry? There are certainly people who regard punk rock and its lyrics as dilettante unarticulated noise that has only one message and one purpose: provocation. Of course there are differences in the quality, but the same counts for poetry. The lyrics analyzed in this paper are chosen be-cause they contain stylistic devices that are thoughtfully used to create atmosphere, describe feelings, emphasise criticism and different kinds of intertextuality. I want to show that punk rock lyrics can be more than mindless provocation. Punk rock and the punk movement had a powerful impact on s
