song

      In the song, "I Must Belong Somewhere," by Bright Eyes, many poetic devices that we have learned in class are used throughout the lyrics. First off, euphony is used throughout the poem because it has a pleasing smoothness when you read the lyrics, for example, in the first line, "Leave the bright blue door on the white-washed wall." Another thing that I noticed when reading through these lyrics, was that the words today and remained were alternating repetition at the end of the stanzas. I  perceived  this as metaphors for how the artist might not want the day to change or anything that is concurring that day to change. Another thing that I noticed after reading through the song was that the title was never directly mentioned in the song. Even though the title describes the entirety of the song quite well, the phrase itself is never found in the lyrics. Another poetic device I found throughout these lyrics was the use of anaphora because phrases, such as the word leave, is found at the beginning of almost every line. 
     In all, the poetic devices used throughout "I Must Belong Somewhere," contribute to the message and mood of the song as a whole. The use of anaphora for the word leave in this song, would suggest that the writer is telling the reader to live and let live. This repeated phrase also has a deeper meaning for the stress on the word leave. This poetic device and the many others used throughout this song give a deeper meaning to the lyrics and help the reader to find a deeper meaning to the words. All of the poetic devices are used help the writer connect with the reader on either an understanding level or a personal level. 






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