Man in the Box

• By: Alice In Chains

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
save /seɪv/ A2	verb - to rescue from danger or harm
feed /fiːd/ A2	verb - to give food to someone or something
sew /soʊ/ B2	verb - to join two pieces of fabric with a needle and thread
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ B1	verb - to declare that something is not true
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to attempt to do something
wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/ C1	adjective - completely exhausted or destroyed
shut /ʃʌt/ A2	verb - to close something
maker /ˈmeɪkər/ B2	noun - a person or thing that creates or produces something
man /mæn/ A1	noun - an adult male human
dog /dɒg/ A1	noun - a domesticated carnivorous mammal
nose /noʊz/ A2	noun - the part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling

Grammar:

• Won't you come and save me

  ➔ Contruction with 'won't you' for offering or inviting

  ➔ 'Won't you' is a contraction of 'will not you' and is used to make polite offers or invitations.

• Can you sew them shut

  ➔ Use of 'can' for making a request or asking permission

  ➔ 'Can' is a modal verb used to express ability, requests, or permission.

• He who tries will be wasted

  ➔ Use of the relative clause 'He who tries' to specify a person and modal verb 'will' for future tense

  ➔ 'He who tries' is a relative clause describing a person, with 'he' as the subject, and 'will' is a modal verb indicating the future tense.

• Feed my eyes

  ➔ Imperative mood used as a command or plea

  ➔ The phrase 'Feed my eyes' is in the imperative mood, expressing a command or urgent request.

• Deny your maker

  ➔ Use of the verb 'Deny' + noun phrase to express refusal or rejection

  ➔ 'Deny' is a verb that means to refuse to accept or to declare something as false.

• Sewn them shut

  ➔ Use of the past participle 'sewn' in passive voice, combined with 'them shut' for a completed action

  ➔ 'Sewn' is the past participle form of 'sew', used in passive constructions to indicate something has been stitched closed.