Hero

There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid
Of what you are

There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away

And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive

So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you

It's a long road
And you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold

You can find love
If you search within yourself
And the emptiness you felt
Will disappear

And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive

So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you

Oh ho, Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don't let anyone
Tear them away, hey yea

Hold on
There will be tomorrow
In time, you find the way, hey

Then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive

So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you

That a hero lies in you
Mmm, that a hero lies in you

by Mariah Carey

This poem is another example of a ballad. A ballad is a narrative poem intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain (chorus). This ballad takes the form of a song performed by Mariah Carey. It is about heroes and about how a hero lies within everyone, but sometimes you just have to look harder to find it. There are some literary devices used in this ballad such as assonance (if you reach into your soul), rhyme (although there isn't a set rhyming scheme there are rhymes throughout the ballad such as 'and you cast your fears aside, and you know you can survive'), repetition (the word 'and' in the third stanza appears in three out of the four lines), and other devices. This poem aids my theme because there have been so many heroes who didn't just win medals, but they inspired so many people around the world. For example in the paralympics there are so many people who participate in ski races etc, even though they are blind, or missing a leg. That kind of a person, to me, is a hero because it shows they never let anything get in the way of their dreams, and they proved it to everyone on a world stage. Their stories are truly inspiring, and those are the people that are true heroes.