Ballad Tradition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMJSO3JFIPY
(lyrics on youtube)

TAKE A BOW
Rhianna

This song deals the topics of a ballad of desire of revenge, tragic accidents.  Rhianna wrote this song to revenge on the guy that has cheated on her.  She completely shuts him down when he tries to come back to her.  The fact that he has cheated seemed like a tragic accident to her.  The song also deals with multiple characters of a ballad.  It portrays Dramatization of a single incident.  The song suddenly begins after the guy has already cheated on her, in the middle of the action.  Not much attention was paid to how and the details of their relationship and their past.  Take a Bow also deals with a strong, simple beat and an uncomplicated rhyme scheme/pattern through out the song.  It also repeats the main chorus with the main idea in it multiple times which is similiar to the Use of refrain, repeated regularly throughout the ballad.  This helps emphasize her feelings and the main idea.  Rhianna suggests that this guy is worthless and not worth her time anymore.  She does not come right out and say this but she implys this through saying he was the best liar and to go cry.  This song could also be based on an actual story.