"Oh I heard you were trouble
And you heard I was trouble
But your name is a wave washing over me
No games just a slave to you totally
Cause I don't care about what they say about you virgo
And you don't care about what they say about me virgo
But you know what they say about trouble
Pull me down if you want to
and I hope that you want to
Cause I want to be your man
And I wanna say it loud
You can show me where trouble goes
Tell me secrets only trouble knows
Cause you wanna be my girl
And you wanna say it loud"
The first thing that I notice in this song is how it repeats certain phrases and only changes a few words. I'm not sure if this is an anaphora, but it is very similar to one I think. The song uses personification in the line "tell me secrets only trouble knows". Trouble is being given human traits because trouble can not "know" anything. There is also personification with the phrase "you can show me where trouble goes". Also with this line "no games just a slave to you totally". Personification is the one thing in this song that stands out the most.
Lily, this is a good start for analyzing a song, but it is not complete. What is the personification of trouble doing here in the poem? Show examples of the repetition and what you think it is being used to do. Remember, each post must be two fully developed paragraphs, not including the song lyrics.
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