Exercise 1
Bob Dylan
1- Select 7 important events in his life and explain why you chose them?
2- Does he deserve the Novel Prize for being a poet? What’s your opinion about it?
Exercise 2
Listen to the poem
Make you Feel ny Love
When the rain is blowing in your face
And the whole world is on your case
I could offer a warm embrace
To make you feel my love
When evening shadows and the stars appear
And there is no one there to dry your tears
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love
I know you haven’t made your mind up yet
But I would never do you wrong
I’ve known it from the moment that we met
No doubt in my mind where you belong
I’d go hungry, I’d go black and blue
I’d go crawling down the avenue
And oh, there’s nothing that I wouldn’t do
To make you feel my love
The storms are raging on the rolling sea
And on the highway of regret
The winds of change are blowing wild and free
You ain’t seen nothing like me yet
I could make you happy, make your dreams come true
Nothing that I wouldn’t do
Go to the ends of the earth for you
To make you feel my love
Make you feel my love (Translation)
Answer the questions:
1- What kind of love does this song talk about?
2- Why could we say that this is is a poem? What elements of poetry can you see? (See Elements of Poetry) Give examples.
3- Do you think all love songs are poems?Why?
4- What are the most recurrent themes in poetry? Why?
5-Who else has sung this song? Why do you think it has become so famous?