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Figurative language for Pharrell Williams "Happy"
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Figurative Devices in Happy by Pharrell Williams
one example of a simile in "Happy" is when he says "Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof." He is asking you if you are very happy.
Similes make something kind of boring(clap along if you feel happy) to something more, maybe, "exciting," like what is says in the song
One example of a personification in "Happy" is when Pharrell says "bad news talking this and that"
Pharrell is saying that there is a lot of bad news that is going on. This makes it seems that the bad news is actually saying something, which is not possible
METAPHOR
A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have qualities in common.
An example of an metaphor in "Happy"
is when Pharrell says "I'm a hot air balloon that can go to space".
Pharrell really isn't a hot air balloon. What quality is he sharing with a hot air ballon? Overall, this just means that he is really happy.
Rhyme Scheme in "Happy"!
Rhyme scheme is the practice of rhyming words placed at the end of the lines in the prose or poetry.
An example of a rhyme scheme in "Happy":
[Chorus:]
A - Because I'm happy
B - Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
A - Because I'm happy
B - Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
A - Because I'm happy
C - Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
A - Because I'm happy
C - Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do
The theme of "Happy": the theme of the
song happy is that, even if there are bad
things in life, focus more on the good things
that make you happy.
An example of a rhyme in "Happy" is when Pharrell says "...crazy what I'm 'bout to say" and when he says "...baby by the way".
Similes in "Happy"
Simile: comparing two things using like or as
Personification in "Happy"
personification: attaches human qualities and traits to nonhuman things like inanimate objects, phenomena, and animals.