Language techniques in Pop music

Question 1

Yeah, they say hello, they say hola, and they say bonjour

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Rule of three, Semantic meaning

Question 2

Hello from the other side, I must have called a thousand times

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Hyperbole

Question 3

Her dress from All Saints, but I think I’ve found a sinner

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Religious imagery

Question 4

Call yourself a singer-writer. You’re just bluffing,

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Caesura

Question 5

Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again,

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Personification

Question 6

And the saddest fear comes creeping in that you never loved me or her, or anyone, or anything

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personification

Question 7

You look like my next mistake, Love's a game, wanna play?

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Rhetorical question

Question 8

And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made.

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Religious imagery

Question 9

Do you know that there's still a chance for you 'Cause there's a spark in you?

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Direct address

Question 10

And no one dared disturb the sound of silence.

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Oxymoron

Question 11

And I don't get waves of missing you anymore they're more like tsunami tides

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Lexical field

Question 12

"I knew you were trouble when you walked in so shame on me now."

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First person, Personal pronoun

Question 13

Now I'm floating like a butterfly, Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes

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Simile

Question 14

Keep you second guessing like "Oh my God, who is she?"

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Speech marks

Question 15

I let you push me past the breaking point I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

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Personal pronoun, First person

Question 16

Slowly sinking, wasting, crumbling like pastries

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Adjectives, Rule of three

Question 17

And it's dark in a cold December, but I've got you to keep me warm

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winter imagery, pathetic fallacy

Question 18

I won’t stay put, give me the chance to be free Suffolk sadly seems to sort of suffocate me

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Alliteration, Sibilance

Question 19

Now you get to watch her leave out the window guess that's why they call it window pane

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Homophone, Play on words

Question 20

Some are still out seeking glory, And some I had to leave behind, My brother I'm still sorry

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Military imagery

Question 21

Ripped gloves, raincoat, tried to swim and stay afloat

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Rhyme

Question 22

But I know that I never wanna settle down, Come around, break up the love like Lego now

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simile

Question 23

We bring the women and the cars and the cards out

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Nouns, Rule of three

Question 24

Let’s have a toast, a celebration, get a glass out And we can do this until we pass out

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Celebration/party imagery

Question 25

'Cause, baby, you're a firework

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Metaphor

Language techniques in Pop music

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Language techniques in Pop music

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