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Figure Of Speech In Song

Figurative Language/Poetic Devices are used in poetry to help the reader "see"what the poet is writing about. Through the use of specific words and sounds, poetry is made.

Figurative language and poetic devices are used in lyrical music, too!!

1.) IMAGERY

 => The formation of mental images due to figurative and descriptive language

Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe 

"your stare was holdin',

Ripped jeans, skin was showin',

Hot night, wind was blowin'"

2.) RHYME (Internal or End rhyme)

=> Rhyming words within or at the ends of lines.

Justin Bieber - BABY

You know you love me, i know you care

Just shout whenever, and i'll be there

You are my love, you are my heart

And we will never ever ever be apart

Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball

We clawed, we chained our hearts in vain

We jumped never asking why

We kissed, i fell under your spell

A love no one could deny

3.) ONOMATOPOEIA

=> The use of words that imitate sounds.

Nicki Minaj - Super Bass

CAN'T YOU HEAR THAT 

BOOM, BADOOM, BOOM

BOOM, BADOOM, BOOM,

BASS?

4.) PERSONIFICATION

=> Is a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.

Imagine Dragons - It's Time 

" Cause after all, this city

never sleeps at night..."

THE CITY DOESN'T ACTUALLY "SLEEP"

5.) SYMBOL

=> A symbol is anything that stands for or represents something else

Justin Timberlake - MIRRORS

In this song, "mirrors" is symbolizing a reflection between two people that are very close and are in love

6.) HYPERBOLE

=> A hyperbole is an obvious or intentional exaggeration.

One Republic - Counting Stars

" Said no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars "

Counting stars is an exaggeration

7.) IDIOM 

=> An idiom is a phrase in which the literal meaning of the words does not add up to the actual meaning

Adele - Someone Like You

" Out of the blue "

8.) ALLITERATION

=> Alliteration is the repitition of the initial consonant sound in a line

Uncle Cracker - SMILE

You're better that the best

i'm lucky just to linger in your life

9.) SIMILE

=> A simile is a figure of speech that uses LIKE or AS to make a direct comparison between two unlike things.

MAROON 5 - Moves Like Jagger

I've got the moves LIKE Jagger

10.) METAPHOR

=> Describes something as though it were something else. It use the words IS or ARE

Selena Gomez - Naturally

You are the thunder... I am the lightning

Conclusion :

Figurative Language/Poetic Devices are used in poetry to help the reader "see"what the poet is writing about. Through the use of specific words and sounds, poetry is made.