figurative language in music

 Songs have figurative language in them we just don’t think about it enough. Defining figurative language, well figurative language consists of seven parts. The first is alliteration. The second is metaphor. The third is simile. The fourth is onomatopoeia. The fifth is personification. The sixth is hyperbole. The seventh is idiom. Also there are two poetic elements. The first is imagery the second is cliché.

 

You can count on me by Bruno Mars “you can count on me cause I can count on you.” These lyrics have alliteration in the words you can count on me. Alliteration is like a sentence that every word in it starts with C.

 

Just give me a reason by Pink “right from the start you were a thief you stole my heart. This has a metaphor comparing the one she loved and they stole her heart. What is a metaphor, a metaphor is comparing two things without using like or as.

 

Up all night to get lucky by Draft Punk and Pharrell Williams. “Like the legend of the phoenix all ends with beginnings.” These lyrics have similes. A simile is comparing two things using like or as.

 

All in all figurative language can be used in any thing. Even in music. And if you think about it long enough you will see that music is poetry in a way.