Monday, January 7, 2013

Hyperbole

Hyperbole is a type of figurative language. Hyperbole is an exaggerated statements or not meant to be taken literally. Hyperbole is important to any part of writing because it may be used to raise strong feelings or to create a stronger impression.


Bruno Mars - Grenade


[Chorus:]

I'd catch a grenade for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Throw my hand on a blade for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'd jump in front of a train for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
You know I'd do anything for you (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Oh, I would go through all this pain
Take a bullet straight through my brain
Yes, I would die for you, baby
But you won't do the same


The tone that Bruno Mars states in his song, he tells how much pain and suffering for the one that he love. The mood of the song is sad and depressing because Bruno Mars made it seem that the women he loves do not love him back. The meaning of this song explains how Bruno Mars would go there anything for someone that he loves and how much pain he is going threw.


Sean Kingston - Fire Burning


Somebody call 911!
Shawty fire burning on the dance floor, whoa
I gotta cool her down
She wan' bring the roof to ground
On the dance floor, whoa

The tone is this song is that Sean is telling how good the girl was dancing on the dance floor. The mood of the song is very hyper and at a party. The meaning of this song is that Sean thinks the female is a very good dancer that she is bringing the roof down.

Katy Perry - Fireworks


Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind wanting to start again?Do you ever feel, feel so paper thinLike a house of cards one blow from caving in?
Do you ever feel already buried deep six feet under?Scream but no one seems to hear a thingDo you know that there's still a chance for you'Cause there's a spark in you?

The tone that Katy Perry states in her song is that she ask how do someone feel about there self and how bad they might have felt. The mood of the song is helpful. Katy Perry tells how amazing you are and you should let it show. The meaning of this song explains how Katy Perry would be helpful for a person's feelings and show how bright the person is.


ASAP Rocky - F*cking Problem 


[Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar]
Yeah hoe this the finale
My pep talk turn into a pep rally
Say she's from the hood but she live inside the valley now
Vacate in Atlanta, then she going back to Cali
Got your girl on my line, world on my line
The irony I fuck 'em at the same damn time.

The tone of this rap is that Kendrick Lamar is exaggerating how he talks to people and how he feel the center of attention. The mood of this rap how he have a problem and compares it to other things in his life. The meaning of this rap is how you can exaggerate in a rap to make it sound funny and catchy to other .

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