Analysis

Counting Crows is a rock band from San Francisco, California. They released their debut album “August and Everything After” in 1994. They’ve been signed to the label Geffen. The band is one of the few bands that encourage bootlegg recordings from their concerts. They even have a section on their website dedicated to fans trading their bootlegged recordings. Their songs have appeared in several movies and tv shows including Mr. Deeds, Shrek 2, Cold Case, and One Tree Hill. Their song “Accidentally in Love” was nominated for best song and performaded at the 2006 Academy Awards.
One of their most famous is “Anna Begins”. This song contains many poetic devices. “Wrap her up in a package of lies, Send her off to a coconut Island” is imagery, hyperbole, and personification. “We are always changing” is a hyperbole. “If you don’t want to talk about it then it isn’t love” is hyperbole. “And I guess I’m going to have to live that” is personifaction because you can’t literally live something. “I’m sure theres something in a shade of gray or something in between” is also imagery. “To make yourself forget is hyperbole because you can’t make yourself forget anything. “She can’t stop shaking and I can’t stop touching her” can also be considered imagery. “Kindness falls like rain” is a simlie and personification. Kindness is given the ability to fall. “It washes her away” is imagery and hyperbol. “Im not gonna bend and Im not gonna break” as well as “Snap her up in a butterfly net- Pin her down on a photograph album” are imagery. “Because I don’t get no sleep in a quiet room” is a paradox because usually people need it to be quiet in order to sleep. “It washes me away” is personification and imagery. “Anna begins to toss and turn” is also imagery. “Every word is nonsense but I understand it” is a paradox. “Her kindness bangs a gong” is personification because kindness can’t bang anything. “It’s moving me along” and “it’s chasing me away” are also considered personification. “She dissappears” is hyperbole.
All in all, this song is a great representation of Counting Crows’ talent. This song is about devotion to a girl that is changing her mind and drifting away. This happens to everyone in their life at least once, therefore everyone can relate to this song.