Exploring structure and language in 'London is the Place for Me'

‘London is the Place for Me’ is a fixed verse song; it contains four verses each with five lines and a repeated refrain. The 1st and 2nd verses can be described as following the rhyme scheme of AABBA; the rhyme scheme varies in verses 3 - 5. ‘London is the Place for Me’ can be described as being in strophic form: it uses the same melody repeated for each verse Semantic mapping is a technique used to explore the rich meaning of a word or phrase. Impressions can be formed about a song once readers or listeners have a secure understanding of the language used.