Allegory

Fall
by Clay Walker

Oh, look, there you go again
Puttin' on that smile again
Even though I know you've had a bad day
Doin' this and doin' that
Always puttin' yourself last
A whole lotta give and not enough take
But you can only be strong so long before you break

So fall
Go on and fall apart
Fall into these arms of mine
I'll catch you
Everytime you fall
Go on and lose it all
Every doubt, every fear,
Every worry, every tear,
I'm right here
Baby, fall

Forget about the world tonight
All that's wrong and all that's right
Lay your head on my shoulder, and let it fade away
And if you wanna let go, baby, its okay

Fall
Go on and fall apart
Fall into these arms of mine
I'll catch you
Everytime you fall
Go on and lose it all
Every doubt, every fear,
Every worry, every tear,
I'm right here
Baby fall

Hold on, hold on,
Hold on to me

Fall
Go on and fall apart
Fall into these arms of mine
I'll catch you
Everytime you fall
Go on and lose it all
Every doubt, every fear,
Every worry, every tear,
I'm right here
Baby fall


Explanation: This song is an example of allegory. The line,"Go on fall and fall apart, fall into these arms of mine, I'll catch you." This line is not literally meaning to fall.

Ambiguity

Temporary Home
by Carrie Underwood

Little boy, 6 years old
A little too used to bein' alone
Another new mom and dad,another school
Another house that'll never be home
When people ask him how he likes this place
He looks up and says with a smile upon his face

"This is my temporary home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this is my
Temporary Home."

Young mom on her own
She needs a little help got nowhere to go
She's lookin' for a job, lookin' for a way out
Because a half-way house will never be a home
At night she whispers to her baby girl
Someday we'll find a place here in this world

This is our temporary home
It's not where we belong
Windows and rooms that we're passin' through
This is just a stop, on the way to where we're going
I'm not afraid because I know this is our
Temporary Home.

Old man, hospital bed
The room is filled with people he loves
And he whispers don't cry for me
I'll see you all someday
He looks up and says "I can see God's face"

This is my temporary Home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This was just a stop,on the way To where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this was
My temporary home.

This is our temporary home


Explaination: This song is an example of ambiguity because it has more than one meaning. The line "This is my temporary home, it's not where I belong. Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through. This was just a stop, on the way to where I'm going. I'm not afraid because I know this was my temporary home." This line is saying how no matter what the situation is that you are in, it will get better. That when they die, they know they will still have another life afterwords.

Paradox

Hate To Love
by Shania Twain

Midnight sky shining on my face
I feel the waves embracing me
I'm here to find some peace of mind
Time and tide it waits for me
It waits for me, yeah

So here I am again somewhere in between
(Hate to Love)
Trying to find reality in a dream
(Hate to love)
I'm afraid to say I need someone like you
(Hate to love)
oooooohhhhhuuohoh hate to love

Faded photograph
A picture perfect love
Locked inside this frame of mine
Forgiving truth
Is trust betrayed
If time heals all that left me behind
It left me behind

So here I am again somewhere in between
(Hate to Love)
Trying to find reality in a dream
(Hate to love)
I'm afraid to say I need someone like you
(Hate to love)
oooooohhhhhuuohoh hate to love

Loneliness and innocence
With you invades my heart
I've learned to hate the truth of love
It's tearing me apart

So here I am again somewhere in between
(Hate to Love)
Trying to find reality in a dream
(Hate to love)
I'm afraid to say I need someone like you
(Hate to love)
oooooohhhhhuuohoh hate to love


Reasoning: This song is an example of a paradox because there are lines in here that contradict each other. A line from this song that is an example of a paradox is, "hate to love." This is an example of a paradox because you can't hate and love someone. It is either you hate them or you love them..

Personification

Loves Looking Good On You
by Lady Antebellum

Oooh, baby, baby
Something's just a little bit different in your eyes tonight
They look twice as bright
Oooh, baby, baby
Something's changed that I can't quite put my finger on
Well I've been rackin' my brain
Wait just a minute
Hold on, now
Well I get it

[Chorus]
Love, love, love's lookin' good, good, good on you
Well can you feel it, oh everybody sees it
How your sweet smile has a way of lighting up a room
Yeah you shine like diamonds in everything you do
Oh love, love, love's lookin' good, good, good on you

Oooh, baby, baby
Isn't it funny how we don't need any money
Just a little luck
To look like a millionaire bucks
Oooh, baby, baby
It kind of makes you think
That the stars were in sync on the night we met
There oughtta be a red carpet
Everywhere you go
Roll it on out
Hey don't you know that

[Repeat Chorus]

I knew right away from the very first kiss
That it doesn't get much better than this
We fit just like a favorite pair of jeans
We just keep coming back for more
Like two kids in a candy store
Now I know what everybody means
When they say

[Repeat Chorus]

Reasoning: This song is an example of personification because there are some lines in this song that are an abstraction as a person or the human form. A line from this song that is an example of personification is, "How your sweet smile has a way of lighting up a room." This is an example of personification because your smile can't physically light up a room. Another example of personification in this song is, "Yeah you shine like diamonds in everything you do." This is an example of personification because you can't really shine like a dimond.


I Lost My Heart When I Found You
by Shania Twain

Kiss me all over
Is all I can say
I've waited a lifetime
To feel this way
You leave me breathless
And out of my mind
I'm just so helpless
So baby be kind

Chorus

I lost my heart when I found you
Yeah and it hurt so good to lose
I lost my heart when I found you
I lost my heart to you

You touch me in places
Deep in my heart
Imagination runs wild in the dark
Babe I surrender
ONLY to you
I can't remember
How it feels to be blue

I lost my heart when I found you
Yeah and it hurt so good to lose
I lost my heart when I found you
I lost my heart to you

You leave me breathless
And out of my mind
I'm just so helpless
So baby be kind

I lost my heart when I found you
yeah and it hurt so good to lose
I lost my heart when I found you
I LOST MY HEART TO YOU

Reasoning: This song is an example of personification because it has an attribution of personal qualities. An example of this song that uses personification is, "You leave me breathless." This is an example of personification because you can't really leave a person breathless unless they are dead. Another line that is an exapmle of personification is, "I lost my heart when I found you." This line is an example of personification becasue you can't literally loose your heart.