The song "Love Story" by Taylor Swift uses allusion in its lyrics. The line "Cause you were Romeo, I was the scarlet letter, and my daddy said, 'stay away from Juliet'" alludes to Romeo & Juliet and The Scarlet Letter to describe a boy that the father won't let her see.
The song "Wasted" by Carrie Underwood uses ambiguity in its lyrics. For example, the title "Wasted" can refer to the girl not wanting to waste her life away, or the man in the song who spends most of his life wasted.
The song "Welcome to the Future" by Brad Paisley includes allegory in its lyrics. The entire song references things from the past that are so different from today. It also talks about his grandfather in World War Two, and talks about things back then that could apply to things in other wars.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Simile in Country Music
One song with a simile in it is "Love Like Heaven" by Sarah Buxton. The line "a love like heaven" is a simile. It shows how she wants a sweet, pure love like heaven.
Another song with similes in it is "To Find A Heart" by Big Kenny. The line "and when it hurts like Hell, that's when you know it's real" shows a simile by saying the level that love hurts, and when it feels like Hell, then you know it's real.
Another song with similes in it is "To Find A Heart" by Big Kenny. The line "and when it hurts like Hell, that's when you know it's real" shows a simile by saying the level that love hurts, and when it feels like Hell, then you know it's real.
Metaphor in Country Music
The song "Love Story" by Taylor Swift includes examples of metaphors in it's lyrics. For example, the line "Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter" is a mixed metaphor, because Romeo was in love with Juliet, and the girl from The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne, was a whore who had her minister's love child.
The song "She's My Kind Of Rain" by Tim McGraw has many literary devices in it, including metaphors. The line "She's the sunset's shadow, she's like Rembrandt’s light, she's the history that's made at night, she's my lost companion, she's my dreamin' tree, together in this brief eternity" is an extended metaphor, showing that his wife is everything in his life.
The song "She's My Kind Of Rain" by Tim McGraw has many literary devices in it, including metaphors. The line "She's the sunset's shadow, she's like Rembrandt’s light, she's the history that's made at night, she's my lost companion, she's my dreamin' tree, together in this brief eternity" is an extended metaphor, showing that his wife is everything in his life.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Paradox in Country Music
The song "Hate to Love" by Shania Twain is an example of a paradox. For example, the title "hate to love" is a paradox because she is saying that she hates to love him, which contradicts what she is saying.
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