Friday, May 2, 2008

Examples of 10 Literary Devices

1. And my spirit is crying for leaving. This line is from the song "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin and this is an example of personification because your spirit cannot cry.
2. "Stairway to Heaven"the song title by Led Zeppelin is actually a personification because there is no actual stairway to heaven.
3.
Keep that in mind / I designed this rhyme. To explain in due time. These lyrics are from the song "In the End" by Linkin Park and they show and example of rhyme and the whole song continues with end rhyme.
4.
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head. This line is from the song "Papercut" by Linkin Park and it is a simile describing paranoia and it compares it to a whirlwind using the word like.
5. The sun doesn't give / light to the moon assuming. The moon’s going to owe it one. These lyrics come from the song "A Place for my Head" by Linkin Park and they show personification because they are saying the sun and moon bond which they don't.
6. Talking out the side of your neck. These lyrics are from the song "Talking Out the Side of Your Neck" by Dem Franchise Boys and it is personification because you cannot really talk out of your neck.
7.
Living life like an ocean. This line is from the song "It's Not my Time" by 3 Doors Down and this is a simile comparing life and an ocean using the word like.
8.
Life is a waterfall. This line is from the song "Aerials" by Sytem of a Down and this is a metaphor comparing life and a waterfall without using words such as like or as.
9. The song titled "Running with the Devil" by Van Halen can actually be considered personification in some way because you cannot actually run with the devil.
10.
You eclipse the moon. This line comes from the song "Lady So Divine" by Shinedown and is a metaphor because he says the girl is an eclipse that blocks the moon.

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