The song Affirmation is written and performed by Darren Hayes (lead and back up singer) and Daniel Jones (keyboard, synthesisers and drum and rhythm programming). They are better known to the world as the Australian pop group Savage Garden. Some of the poetic devices that are used throughout the song are rhyme and repetition. The film clip shows many different messages throughout it such as love, hate, peace and war.
             The words in the song Affirmation are strengthened by the visual effects of the film clip. Without the film clip the words to the song don't have the same effect they do with it. Although some of the lyrics are sometimes hard to understand or interpret, the visual effect makes their meaning easier. This type of video clip was very effective as it was able to expand the viewer's understanding and perception of the song. The major theme throughout the whole song is truth, hope and life. All the themes are connected in some way to each of the visual and sound devices used in the song.
             The beginning of the clip shows a film reel and then the images appear but they seem to be in black and white. The clip then progresses into colour, which shows the advances in technology over the past century. As the song starts, the first image after the film reel is that of Martin Luther King, which coincides with the words "I believe".
             The significance of showing Martin Luther King with these words was that he was a civil rights activist who fought for equal rights for African Americans and for their acceptance into society. He was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize and in his speech he spoke about his dreams of accomplishing what he had fought for. His inspirational speech changed many people's perspective of life and in the song Affirmation, Savage Garden have recognised and portrayed this. In his speech Martin Luther King repeats the very famous words, "I have a dream" and &qu
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