Ultraviolet-Alexz Johnson

Alexz Johnson was born November 4, 1986 in New Westminster, British Columbia. She is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. She is the sixth of ten children, and has acted in a few known shows or movies. She was in Disney Channel’s show “So Weird”, The-N’s “Instant Star”, and Final Destination 3. She played Jude Harrison on “Instant Star”, her character being a winner of an American Idol-like contest. She sang for the shows four seasons while working on her debut album. She starred and featured on the TV show’s four soundtracks. In early 2008, Alexz signed with Epic Records. She was due to release an album in late 2009, however, Epic records released a third of their artists from their contracts, Alexz being one of them. She then stated she would be working on a different album independently with her brother Brendan. Her debut album Voodoo was released March 30, 2010.
The song “Ultraviolet” was released on the fourth soundtrack for “Instant Star.” There are many hyperboles in this song, including the line “Everybody knows the truth. Everybody sees right through.” This is an exaggeration because not every single person knows the truth behind what is going on in their relationship. There is a simile in the line “I swear that you're just sinking in like a stain that's on my skin.” This shows how her boyfriend is always with her and on her mind, and he stays there like a stain. There is another simile in the line “Your love's like ultraviolet.” This shows how his love can be dangerous and soaks into her, and she feels like it burns into her skin. There is a hyperbole in the line “I can feel it burn, but I like it, yeah.” This is supposed to show how his love is always with her, but love can’t actually burn, and she can’t feel it burn, so it is both a hyperbole and personification.
The main device in this song is simile. Similes are used through the whole chorus and in another verse, comparing her boyfriend’s love to ultraviolet rays and to stains that can’t be removed. She uses similes to show how his love lasts inside of her, and it helps the listener know how deep their love is for each other.