“The dreams in which i'm dying are the best I’ve ever had.” This line from Mad World by Gary Jules, brings a certain tone or diction to the song. Gary Jules uses powerful diction to portray his purpose. Examples of diction he chooses to use throughout his song is striking words, adjectives, and abstract nouns. “It's a very, very mad world, mad world.” Jules uses this phrase as one of his main lines, but also contains a unique word that portrays the songs diction very well. When writing a song like this he could have used crazy or sad world, but he chose to use mad. Its meaning is similar to the character Mad Hatter, in Alice and Wonderland. Another fascinating choice of words that Jules uses is in the line “Enlarging your world.” This phrase at the end of the song has a lot of meaning to it. Which almost leaves a challenge at the end for his listeners to enlarge their own world. When using this word, it adds a deep meaning and lasting effect to the song. …show more content…
As for the point he was trying to prove, it was that it can be bright and early, yet they day can still be so gloomy. Especially, because right after he states that he says, “Going nowhere, going nowhere.” Another example of Jules adjectives would be when he writes, “When people run in circles. It's a very, very mad world, mad world”. When using this line it likens itself to a dog. Dogs run around in circles chasing their own tails, which is the same as this song that believes people spend all day doing pointless