In the song "Five More Minutes" written and sung by Scotty McCreery, the use of fundamental writing techniques is employed to greater impact the influence of the song; as well as the rest of the album it is a part of. Ethos, Pathos, Logos, and Kairos are all tactfully used to help influence the listeners. McCreery verbally constructs a beautiful picture of, what could be, essentially any person's life. Throughout the entire song, it is as if he is shaping and molding the perfect dream, prepared to fill the listener with a wistful memory.
As most country music generally seems to go, this song follows the progression of life and the longing to relive favored moments. The rest of McCreery's album is closely written around this theme as well.
"…Can't you give me five more minutes, Time rolls by the clock don't stop, I wish I had a few more drops, Of the good stuff, the good times, oh but they just keep on flying, Right on by like it ain't nothing, Wish I had me a pause button, Moments like those Lord knows I'd hit it, And give myself five more minutes…"

He effectively uses Pathos by methodically and meticulously pulling at the listeners heart-strings. He emphasizes the fact that time is elusive and is a force that does not stop for anything. He finds the single string that inevitably unravels …show more content…
He takes the listener back to different points in their life. He manipulates pathos to allow the listener to remember what it feels like to be a kid again, depicting small adventures when they were 8 years old. He continues this enchantment as the song progresses, taking the listener back to what presumably could be said to be their first love. Then to their last days in High School and their eventual loss of a loved one. He creates a place that is fluid; that moves a person from longing to love, from missing to