Literary Devices in Pop Songs

"On a scale of one to ten I’m at 100" -- Ariana Grande

I got you to hold my hand / I got you to understand / I got you to walk with me" -- Cher

"You were Romeo... And my daddy said, 'Stay away from Juliet' " -- Taylor Swift

"I want your ugly, I want your disease " -- Lady Gaga

"Hey I just met you and this is crazy / But here's my number so call me maybe" - Carly R Jepsen

"Our memories [...] can be inviting, But some are altogether mighty frightening" -- No Doubt

"Ain't no river wide enough / To keep me from getting to you babe" -- Marvin Gaye/T Terrell

"I'm tired of being played like a violin" -- Rihanna

"I’m never gonna dance again / Guilty feet have got no rhythm" -- George Michael

"We belong together like the sun in the summertime" -- Mariah Carey

"I put down in words How wonderful life is while you're in the world" -- Elton John

"I hear your voice, it's like an angel sighing" -- Madonna

"I tried to be chill, but you're so hot that I melted" -- Jason Mraz

"Oh, her eyes, her eyes make the stars look like they're not shinin'" -- Bruno Mars

"She wore a raspberry beret, The kind you find in a second hand store" -- Prince

"The storms are raging on the rolling sea / And on the highway of regret" -- Adele

"Never gonna give you up / Never gonna let you down..." -- Rick Astley

"Days pass and this emptiness fills my heart" -- Peter Gabriel

"La, la, la, la, I just can't get you out of my head..." -- Kylie Minogue

"I can see us holding hands / Walking on the beach, our toes in the sand" -- Justin Timberlake