Hooked on a Feeling

I think everyone has already explained why music is so much more popular than poetry. Listening to music is more accessible, enjoyable, entertaining, fun, upbeat, relaxing, and almost effortless. Like Tessy said, “It is a part of life”; and as Gabbi and Stephen say, “There is a song for every moment.” Also, I associate music to memories. For example, every time I hear the song “Hooked on a Feeling” my mind instantly goes to our senior year high school retreat. Good Times.

Here are some MODERN song lyrics using literary techniques and devices:

Alliteration: “Baby, now we’ve got Bad Blood” ~ Taylor Swift (Bad Blood)

Allusion: "I hear jerusalem bells a ringing. Roman cavalry choirs are singing. Be my mirror, my sword and shield. My missionaries in a foreign field” ~ Coldplay (Viva la Vida)
Personification: "I walk this empty street, on the Boulevard of broken dreams, Where the city sleep” ~ Green Day (Boulevard of Broken Dreams)
Metaphor: "You’re my end and my beginning, even when I lose I’m winning” ~John Legend (All of Me)

Simile: "Do you ever feel, like a plastic bag” ~ Katy Perry (Firework)

Onomatopoeia: " Dog goes woof, Cat goes meow…. What does the fox say? Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!” ~ Ylvis (What does the fox say?)

Hyperbole: “You would not believe your eyes If ten million fireflies, Lit up the world as I fell asleep, Cause they'd fill the open air And leave teardrops everywhere, You'd think me rude But I would just stand and stare” ~ Owl City (Fireflies)