Sweet Child O' Mine

• By: Guns N' Roses
• Album: Appetite For Destruction

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - an expression of happiness or amusement verb - to have or show a smile
childhood /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/ B1	noun - the state or period of being a child
memories /ˈmeməriz/ B1	noun - something remembered from the past
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving out or reflecting a lot of light
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth.
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head
special /ˈspeʃəl/ A2	adjective - different from what is usual
place /pleɪs/ A1	noun - a particular position or area
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young human being below the age of puberty or full physical development
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs that detect light
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere. verb - to fall as rain
pain /peɪn/ B1	noun - physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury
hair /heər/ A1	noun - any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and other animals.
warm /wɔːrm/ A1	adjective - having or producing a comfortably high temperature
thunder /ˈθʌndər/ B1	noun - a loud crash of sound caused by atmospheric electricity
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put (something) where it cannot be easily seen

Grammar:

• She's got a smile that it seems to me

  ➔ Relative clause with "that" and subject-verb inversion

  ➔ The phrase "that it seems to me" acts as a relative clause modifying "smile." Subject-verb inversion occurs; instead of "that it seems to me", it is "that it seems to me." It adds a subjective element to the observation.

• Reminds me of childhood memories

  ➔ Phrasal verb "remind of"

  ➔ "Remind of" is a phrasal verb meaning to cause someone to remember something. It's followed by the object of the memory.

• Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky

  ➔ Simile using "as...as"

  ➔ The structure "as + adjective + as" is used to make a comparison between two things. Here, "everything" is being compared to "the bright blue sky" in terms of freshness.

• Now and then, when I see her face

  ➔ Adverbial phrase of time "now and then" and subordinate clause "when I see her face"

  ➔ "Now and then" is an adverbial phrase meaning occasionally or sometimes. "When I see her face" is a subordinate clause indicating the time the action takes place.

• She takes me away to that special place

  ➔ Phrasal verb "take away"

  ➔ "Take away" is a phrasal verb meaning to remove or transport someone or something. In this context, it means to transport the speaker emotionally or mentally.

• And if I stared too long, I'd probably break down and cry

  ➔ Second conditional

  ➔ This sentence follows the structure of a second conditional: "If + past simple, would/could/might + base form". It describes a hypothetical situation and its likely result. "Stared" is the past simple, and "would break down" is the conditional clause.

• She's got eyes of the bluest skies

  ➔ Superlative adjective "bluest"

  ➔ "Bluest" is the superlative form of "blue", indicating the highest degree of blueness. It's used to emphasize the intense blue color of her eyes.

• As if they thought of rain

  ➔ Subjunctive mood with "as if"

  ➔ "As if" introduces a clause expressing a hypothetical or unreal situation. Although grammatically, past tense is often used here, this indicates the eyes look a certain way but do not literally 'think' of rain. Note the past tense 'thought' after 'as if'.