The persona refers himself as "a puppet" . This is because his people are the ones controlling him with "a lonely string" which suggests that there are no split opinions and everyone's opinions are unified without opposition. The imagery of "lonely string" also suggest that if the persona refuses to listen to his people, the "string" will snap which causes the "puppet" (the persona) to fall

The persona foreshadows his fate after death and feels that St Peter would not accept him to heaven which is shown in "wont call my name". This could be due to the betrayal of god's trust and disloyalty towards god. The persona believe he would not be allowed in heaven as he reflects on his past actions which were fueled by greed

"Shattered windows and the sound of drums" connotes violence in the persona while he ruled the people. Instead of being peaceful, the persona resort to forceful measures to get things done. This shows that the persona is evil and despicable,

The imagery of "blew down the door" conveys the sense of power and aggression

The imagery of "Be my mirror ,my sword and shield" shows the aggression and helplessness of the persona who tries to unify his supporters to revolt against the execution. "sword and shield" represents the aggression and how war driven the persona is. "mirror" represents the persona trying the push the responsibility of his crimes to a third party and wants them to be executed with him. This shows his traitorous and egotistic side as he feels too humiliated to die alone

The people celebrating the end of the persona's life who represents the black sheep in the country. The people finally have revenge against the person they hate the most,the persona. "Singing" conveys the sense of joy and celebration in the people.

The imagery and diction of " pillars of salt and pillars of sand" conveys the weakness and naivety the persona had on his role as a king. This shows that he did not think of the long term effects of his country but rather enjoy the short term benefits of being the ruler of the people.

Persona leadership filled with lies and corruption for self benefit. This shows the persona's greed and deceit. The word "honest" relates to the truth and with truth comes with trust. "Never" , an absolute term shows that the persona is always lying to his people so that he can gain their trust.

"Now" shows the end of the persona's flashback and back to reality and shows how he reminisces the past. He tries to remember the past so as to console himself as he fell the hierarchy ladder.. "old king is dead " shows that he, as the old king was executed by his people and "long live the king" represent the sarcasm towards the new king as the persona does not believe the new king could lead the country well

Visual imagery of "sweep the streets" evokes the sense of despair and pity. The sibilance in this line brings about the effect of poverty that has affected the persona and there is nothing he could do about it. That is because the motion of sweeping the streets is tireless and never ending since there are countless of streets. It also requires a resilient mind and stamina. Furthermore, despite the hard work, the persona is not rewarded much and has to accept what he is given just to survive as cleaners do not earn much.This shows the injustice and cruelty of the system

The alliteration of "Feel the fear" shows that the army of the persona is superior and more advanced than his opponents. This reflects good leadership of the persona as he managed to build an army capable of defending his country and people. It also shows loyalty of the persona since he cares about his people.

The imagery of "roll the dice" shows that the ignorance and carelessness of the persona . Rolling of a dice is usually random and usually have a 1 in 6 chance of reaching a chosen number since a dice have square sides. Likewise, the naive persona uses his luck when making decisions which could have serious consequences if he is unlucky. This thus, represents the amount of trust the persona has on God as the persona believes that god would also lead the persona to victory and is the determinator of "luck". This thus shows the laziness and flaw as a leader as he is lazy and does not work towards a solution to a problem but passes on the burden to God

The biblical allusion of "Seas would rise" shows the loyal connection of the persona and God and how he would act out on god's will as the king of god's people. "Seas would rise" also shows the unmeasurable power of the persona just like how seas, which consist of water, cannot be measured.

The diction of "when I gave the word" shows the amount of power the persona has. The insignificance of "word" shows that the persona has devotees who would do whatever he says.

"rule the world" represents the limitless power the persona once had .The pessimistic tone of "I used" shows that the persona's immense power has since been lost and he is reminiscing with nostalgia.

The depressing tone of the persona reflects on his life and realises the potential for him to do good but he was blinded by greed but it was too late for him as he is executed in the end by the same people he once ruled

The allusion of "head on a silver plate" refers to execution of john the baptist who preaches the beliefs of Christianity and god. Just like john the baptist., the persona has shown loyalty and allegiance to god through his connection with him. "silver plate" also conveys the sense of hatred for the persona as "silver" was an expensive material in the past and people are willing to put his head on a silver plate because of their deep hatred for him

"wait" conveys the sense of patience and this foreshadows a staged coup. "Revolutionaries wait" also conveys the sense of determination of the people who despise and hate the persona

The alliteration of "wicked and wild wind" shows the aggression of the persona when he deal with people and affairs

"Missionaries in a foreign field" shows that his supporters who spread his beliefs and ideas all abandoned him and escaped to another country so as to accept responsibility. This also conveys how unfaithful and cowardly his supporters are to not step in to help the persona when the persona was faced with death. It also alludes to how Judas betrays Jesus for silver

The allusion of "Jerusalem bells a-ringing" references from the city of which jesus christ dies in. It marks the end of the persona's life as "the bells" signifies the start of the execution which he cannot stop.

On top of the hierarchy. The imagery of numerous castles represent royalty and incredible riches.

the imagery of "wall" reflects the utter and absolute rejection of the persona by the people he once ruled. This is further shown in "closed on me" which shows that he is an outcast of that country which people imprison him behind the "walls" which he holds no key of. It conveys the sense of helplessness of the persona as he knows he faces imminent death by execution by his own people

The biblical allusion of "key" represents that God trusts the persona just like how he trusts St peter with the keys of heaven. This conveys the sense of leadership as a king represents the will of god to lead the people to greatness and direction of god

The diction "One minute" shows that the persona's kingship was rather short. This could be due to the fact that he was not a favourable king to his people and could have committed high treason to them

"Now" shows the end of the persona's flashback and back to reality and shows how he reminisces the past. He tries to remember the past so as to console himself as he fell the hierarchy ladder. "I sleep alone" shows that the persona has been stripped off power and reflects his loneliness. This could be due to the amount of wives he had been sleeping with which shows disloyalty and betrayal to god as in the bible, sleeping with many women before marriage is considered a unwise and if intercourse happen, is considered a sin. The abandonment of the people of him makes him an outcast in society.

Viva La Vida translates to Long Live Life in Spanish. The capitalisation and alliteration shows that the persona values the time of his life significantly and wishes that he could live longer. The tone of "Viva La Vida" reflects the hopelessness and despair the persona feels as he feels the threat of imminent death approaching and there is nothing he could do to stop it

The biblical allusion of "Seas would rise" shows the loyal connection of the persona and God and how he would act out on god's will as the king of god's people. "Seas would rise" also shows the unmeasurable power of the persona just like how seas, which consist of water, cannot be measured.

The diction of "when I gave the word" shows the amount of power the persona has. The insignificance of "word" shows that the persona has devotees who would do whatever he says.

The alliteration of "Feel the fear" shows that the persona is egotistic and views his army as the most superior one.

The imagery of "roll the dice" shows that the persona used to make crucial and imperative decisions for the people. This further shows his flaw and unfitness to be a leader as rolling a dice involves taking risks and as a leader, he should not be taking risks. In the persona's case, he was making decisions at war and making risks during war situations brings either victory or defeat which results in deaths

The sibilance and imagery of "Sweep the streets" shows that the persona has been reduced from a ruler to a cleaner and his fell from grace was because the people did not want him to be the leader anymore which shows the hatred of the people to the persona. The tone of "I used to own" reflects the sadness of the persona as everything was taken away from him

Viva La Vida translates to Long Live Life in Spanish. The capitalisation and alliteration shows that the persona values the time of his life significantly and wishes that he could live longer. The tone of "Viva La Vida" reflects the hopelessness and despair the persona feels as he feels the threat of imminent death approaching and there is nothing he could do to stop it

"Now" shows the end of the persona's flashback and back to reality and shows how he reminisces the past. He tries to remember the past so as to console himself as he fell the hierarchy ladder. "I sleep alone" shows that the persona has been stripped off power and reflects his loneliness. This could be due to the amount of wives he had been sleeping with which shows disloyalty and betrayal to god as in the bible, sleeping with many women before marriage is considered a unwise and if intercourse happen, is considered a sin. The abandonment of the people of him makes him an outcast in society.

"rule the world" represents the limitless power the persona once had .The pessimistic tone of "I used" shows that the persona's immense power has since been lost and he is reminiscing with nostalgia.