This video by folk artist Bob Dylan was written as a protest song against war.
The lyrics are as follows: "How many roads most a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
How many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Yes, how many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
Yes, how many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind. "
From the lyrics above it is easy to see that the artist uses metaphorical language to describe some of the horrors involved with war. The use of rhetorical questions within his lyrics put forward the artists views. These rhetorical questions called also be seen as questions put forward to American govenment members. Possibly questioning the end of the suffering that occurs from war.
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