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• Context

  A pivotal moment in the story as Seymour realises the plant can speak
• Context

  Influence of blues, gospel blues and Motown.
• Form and structure

  Multiple sections evoke different styles, to follow dictates of text.
• Form and structure

  Two possible analysis formats: (a) through composed or (b) flexible AABA song form
• Form and structure

  Introductory section sung in parlando style
• Form and structure

  Spoken and sung sections
• Tonality

  Key of C major throughout
• Tonality

  Use of blues notes, chromatic notes
• Tonality

  Alternation of major and minor 3rd intervals
• Melody

  Melody in parlando style at beginning
• Melody

  Riff, using repeated C bass notes
• Melody

  Blues style, blues notes
• Melody

  Motown-style melody
• Melody

  Melismas in 12/8 section
• Harmony

  Chords in C major, but opening A flat chord
• Harmony

  12-bar blues chord sequence
• Harmony

  Differing harmonic rhythm patterns
• Sonority

  Piano and sustained strings in opening
• Sonority

  Extensive use of bass and drums on low C crotchets
• Sonority

  Glissandos on piano
• Sonority

  Prominent cymbal crashes at the end
• Texture

  Melody and accompaniment
• Texture

  Short monophonic passages
• Texture

  Changes in accompaniment style
• Tempo, metre and rhythm

  Changes of time signature 6/8 to 4/4 - change of tempo - 12/8 to 4/4
• Tempo, metre and rhythm

  Ostinato, syncopation
• Dynamics and articulation

  General feeling of crescendo through song
• Dynamics and articulation

  Two legato sections sung by Seymour
• Dynamics and articulation

  Rest of song is mainly semi-legato
• Dynamics and articulation

  Use of accents