A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall
By Bob Dylan
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INDEX
Question 2
question 1
Biography
Question 3
VS
question 4
biography
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan) born in May 24, 1941 and he have 7 children. He is an American singer-songwriter and he plays guitar, harmonica and keyboard. Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 for his version of the scottish ballad ''Lord Randal'', his versione was called "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall
Question 1: When and why was this ballad written?
Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" is one of the most iconic protest ballads of the 20th century. The ballad was written during the height of the Cold War in 1962, the ballad is a powerful and poetic call to action. It was written to urge listeners to take a stand against the injustices of the time.
QUESTION 2: What does the expression ''hard rain'' refer to?
The phrase ''hard rain'' in the title of the song is a metaphor for impending disaster or judgment, whether personal or social. Bob Dylan says that he will not let this get him down, he will not fall in with the rest, adopt a bleak outlook on life. He wants to go back out before things get worse, before the rain starts a fallin' and he wishes to try and change things for the better.
QUESTION 3: Bob Dylan's ballad VS Lord Randal
Lord Randal and a Hard Rain's a gonna Fall are both ballads and they have a similar structure made of questions and answers ending with a refrain. Both ballads are accompanied by music and have a colloquial language. They both deal with a tragic theme but they are different in their meaning.
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In Lord Randal we find an handsome young man poisoned by his false "true-love" who is probably going to die, while in Dylan's version we find a radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion. This version is more pessimistic because the desperation is global and it is the end of everything. With his ballad Dylan wants to express he is against the nuclear threat.
QUESTION 4: Do you think the song ends with a message of surrender or hope
The last stanza represents the great spotlight that finally illuminates the abyss; wherever he finds himself, our young hero will not turn away, he will willingly accept the fate of finding himself even in the most uncomfortable conditions, always presenting himself as the reflection of something beautiful that he himself has received.
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A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall
By Bob Dylan
start
INDEX
Question 2
question 1
Biography
Question 3
VS
question 4
biography
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan) born in May 24, 1941 and he have 7 children. He is an American singer-songwriter and he plays guitar, harmonica and keyboard. Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 for his version of the scottish ballad ''Lord Randal'', his versione was called "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall
Question 1: When and why was this ballad written?
Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" is one of the most iconic protest ballads of the 20th century. The ballad was written during the height of the Cold War in 1962, the ballad is a powerful and poetic call to action. It was written to urge listeners to take a stand against the injustices of the time.
QUESTION 2: What does the expression ''hard rain'' refer to?
The phrase ''hard rain'' in the title of the song is a metaphor for impending disaster or judgment, whether personal or social. Bob Dylan says that he will not let this get him down, he will not fall in with the rest, adopt a bleak outlook on life. He wants to go back out before things get worse, before the rain starts a fallin' and he wishes to try and change things for the better.
QUESTION 3: Bob Dylan's ballad VS Lord Randal
Lord Randal and a Hard Rain's a gonna Fall are both ballads and they have a similar structure made of questions and answers ending with a refrain. Both ballads are accompanied by music and have a colloquial language. They both deal with a tragic theme but they are different in their meaning.
VS
In Lord Randal we find an handsome young man poisoned by his false "true-love" who is probably going to die, while in Dylan's version we find a radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion. This version is more pessimistic because the desperation is global and it is the end of everything. With his ballad Dylan wants to express he is against the nuclear threat.
QUESTION 4: Do you think the song ends with a message of surrender or hope
The last stanza represents the great spotlight that finally illuminates the abyss; wherever he finds himself, our young hero will not turn away, he will willingly accept the fate of finding himself even in the most uncomfortable conditions, always presenting himself as the reflection of something beautiful that he himself has received.