Life is a highway is an upbeat song about how life and how it is the highway to heaven, including all the good and bad things that happen along the way. It has a trochee pattern because it has a /-- type of two syllable metrical foot rather than the other type of two syllable metrical foot, an iamb. This song is a trimeter, meaning that it has 3 feet per line. These things are important because they help the listener be able to hear the rhythm of the song and that can help give to song something that words can't completely do.
The importance of the metrical feet is because they help tell a story inside a story or add something to the story that is being told throughout the song. The metrical feet in Life is a Highway help have that fast paced feel that you would get while driving on a highway. This is achieved by having the rhythm be fasted pace along with fast metrical feet. The sound each syllable makes and when it makes it gives the feel of the highway. This helps get the feel of the song and the meaning across as well.
http://www.metrolyrics.com/life-is-a-highway-lyrics-rascal-flatts.html
Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts
I agree with you, Amiee Claire. I love that song and I think that the meter gives it an upbeat sound. :)
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