Hey you must obey
Or you will bleed Hyperbole
You know I need to get my way
So now you listen up
You are my pup Metaphor
I beat you up in every way
An' when I speak to you
You answer true Assonance
Or I will make you black and blue
I love to make you wait
You take the bait
I know you hate and love me too Paradox
We are not to blame
For seeing love is pain
An' we are not ashamed
To say that love is pain
An' we'll do it again
You know it OWW Onomatopoeia
I know you're not afraid
'Cause when you stayed
You knew you made the final show
So now you must submit
I'll never quit till you admit
You'll never go
We are not to blame
For seeing love is pain
We are not ashamed
To say that love is pain
You know it OWW
We are not ashamed, we
are not ashamed,
We are not ashamed, we
are not ashamed
To say that love is pain
And we'll do it again
Well said Joan Jett! Love is pain, but we end up falling in it over and over again.
There's alot of poetry terminology hidden in every song. In this particular song, there are a few that stick out.
The whole song is written in first person. There is a bunch of Hyperbole-extreme exaggeration- in each stanza. I don't think Joan Jett would actually make someone "bleed" just because they didn't "obey" her. She uses a metaphor when she calls the guy she's talking to her "pup". He's not actually a dog. Assonance comes in during the 2nd stanza. Also in the 2nd stanza is a paradox. You wouldn't think that it's normal to "hate and love" someone, they contradict each other. When Joan Jett shouts "OWW" at the end of the chorus, that's an example of onomatopoeia.
I like the humor and parallel structure in your college application. Some very nice imagery in your descriptive paragraph. Keep your song alaysis language a bit more formal. Words such as "a bunch" or "there's a lot.." could be less casual.31/36
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