Allusion

Cleaning This Gun by: Rodney Atkins

The Declaration of Independence
Think I could tell you that first sentence
But then I’m lost

I can't begin to count the theories
I've had pounded in my head
That I forgot

I don't remember all that Spanish
Or the Gettysburg address
But there is one speech from high school
I'll never forget

(Chorus)
Come on in boy sit on down
And tell me about yourself
So you like my daughter do you now?
Yeah we think she's something else
She's her daddy's girl
Her momma's world
She deserves respect
That’s what she'll get
Ain’t it son?
Hey y'all run along and have some fun
I'll see you when you get back
Bet I’ll be up all night
Still cleanin' this gun

Well now that I’m a father
I’m scared to death one day my daughter
Is gonna find
That teenage boy I used to be
That seems to have just one thing on his mind

She’s growin' up so fast
It won't be long before
I’ll have to put the fear of god into
Some kid at the door

(Chorus)
Come on in boy sit on down
And tell me about yourself
So you like my daughter do you now?
Yeah we think she's something else
She's her daddy's girl
Her momma's world
She deserves respect
That’s what she'll get
Now ain't it son?
Y’all go out and have some fun
I'll see you when you get back
Probably be up all night
Still cleanin' this gun

Now it's all for show
Ain’t nobody gonna get hurt
It’s just a daddy thing
And hey, believe me, it works

(Chorus)
Come on in boy sit on down
And tell me about yourself
So you like my daughter do you now?
Yeah we think she's something else
She's her daddy's girl
Her momma's world
She deserves respect
That’s what she'll get
Now ain't it son?
Y’all run along and have a little fun
I'll see you when you get back
Probably be up all night
Still cleanin' this gun

Son, now y'all buckle up and have her back by te- let's say about nine...thirty.
Drive safe.

This song shows different allusions of course only aluding back Rodney's chilhood/the old times he had when he was a teenager. In this song, Rodney compares teenage boys and the way they act to the way he did back in the day. This song also talks about how these boys like his daughter and he wants them to know that if they ever break her heart, he will hurt them back.. and he wants them to be sure of that.

Allegory

She's Everything by: Brad Paisley

She's a yellow pair of running shoes
A holey pair of jeans
She looks great in cheap sunglasses
She looks great in anything
She's I want a piece of chocolate
Take me to a movie
She's I can't find a thing to wear
Now and then she's moody

She's a Saturn with a sunroof
With her brown hair a-blowing
She's a soft place to land
And a good feeling knowing
She's a warm conversation
That I wouldn't miss for nothing
She's a fighter when she's mad
And she's a lover when she's loving

[Chorus]
And she's everything I ever wanted
And everything I need
I talk about her, I go on and on and on
'Cause she's everything to me

She's a Saturday out on the town
And a church girl on Sunday
She's a cross around her neck
And a cuss word 'cause its Monday
She's a bubble bath and candles
Baby come and kiss me
She's a one glass of wine
And she's feeling kinda tipsy

She's the giver I wish I could be
And the stealer of the covers
She's a picture in my wallet
Of my unborn children's mother
She's the hand that I'm holding
When I'm on my knees and praying
She's the answer to my prayer
And she's the song that I'm playing

[Repeat chorus]

She's the voice I love to hear
Someday when I'm ninety
She's that wooden rocking chair
I want rocking right beside me
Everyday that passes
I only love her more
Yeah, she's the one
That I'd lay down my own life for

And she's everything I ever wanted
And everything I need
She's everything to me
Yeah she's everything to me

Everything I ever wanted
And everything I need
She's everything to me

This song is a great example of allegory. In this song, Brad compares the girl he loves to all of these great things. This is Brad's way of expressing his love for her. This song also tells about how Brad would love to be with this girl for the rest of his life. "She's that wooden rocking chair, I want rocking right beside me." This song uses so many different symbols to show how the girl he loves acts.

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 song is an example of ambiguity because it has a "hidden meaning" in it. In this song, Carrie talks about a little boy who is always being sent to a bunch of different homes. Maybe suggesting that he has no parents and that he was even a foster child. Also, this song talks about a little girl who was raised by a single mother on her own. Carrie tells us about how the mother is on her own, with out a job, and no where to live and just needs a break from the struggles. Yet, she is always positive towards her little girl and tells her someday they wont have to live through struggles anymore and they'll be okay. The hidden meaning behind all of this is that no one ever said that life was going to be easy, there is always going to be struggles no matter how fortunate or unfortunate you are. So, you should just live life to the fullest, be happy with what you have and know that someday everything will get better.

Irony

White Liar by: Miranda Lambert

Hey white liar
the truth comes out a little at a time
and it spreads just like a fire
slips off of your tongue like turpentine
and i don´t know why
white liar

you better be careful what you do
i wouldn´t wanna be in your shoes
if they ever found you out
you better be careful what you say
it never really added up any way
I got friends in this town

Hey white liar
The truth comes out a little at a time
and it spreads just like a fire
slips off of your tongue like turpentine
and I don´t know why
white liar

You said you went out to a bar
and walked some lady to her car
but your face has more to tell
cuz my cousin saw you on the street
with a red head named Bernice
Turns out you don´t lie too well

Hey white liar
The truth comes out a little at a time
and it spreads just like a fire
slips off of your tongue like turpentine
and I don´t know why
white liar

Here´s a bombshell just for you
turns out I´ve been lying too

Yeah I´m a white liar
The truth comes out a little at a time
and it spreads just like a fire
slips off of my tongue like turpentine
and I don´t know why
White Liar

This song shows situational irony when Miranda is accusing this boy of lying to her yet he tried to back himself up by saying that all he was doing was walking some lady to her car. Later in the song, she states "cuz my cousin saw you on the street,
with a red head named Bernice,Turns out you don´t lie too well." The fact that he wasn't such a good liar shows irony.

Here Comes Goodbye by: Rascal Flatts

I can hear the truck tires coming up the gravel road
And its not like her to drive that slow, nothings on her radio
Footsteps on the front porch, I hear my doorbell
She usually comes right in, now I can tell


Here comes goodbye, here comes the last time
Here comes the start of every sleepless night
The first of every tear I'm gonna cry
Here comes the pain, Here comes me wishing things had never changed
And she was right here in my arms tonight, but here comes goodbye

I can hear her say I love you like it was yesterday
And I can see it written on her face that she had never felt this way
One day I thought Id see her with her daddy by her side
And violins would play here comes the bride

But here comes goodbye, here comes the last time
Here comes the start of every sleepless night
The first of every tear Im gonna cry
Here comes the pain, Here comes me wishing things had never changed(d)
And she was right here in my arms tonight, but here comes goodbye


Why does it have to go from good to gone?
Before the lights turn on, yeah and you're left alone
All alone, but here comes goodbye

Oh-oh-oh-oh


Here comes goodbye, here comes the last time
Here comes the start of every sleepless night
The first of every tear I'm gonna cry
Here comes the pain, Here comes me wishing things had never changed
And she was right here in my arms tonight, but here comes goodbye

This song shows irony because he talks about how his girlfriend is pulling into the drive way of their home and everything shes doing isnt like herself. He says "and its not like her to drive that slow, with nothing on the radio." He is telling us how she usually drives fast and listens to music but wasn't tonight. This is irony because he senses the break up coming on and eventually it happens.

Paradox

Forever and Always by: Taylor Swift

Once upon a time, I believe it was a Tuesday when I caught your eye
And we caught onto something
I hold onto the night, you looked me in the eye and told me you loved me

Were you just kidding?
'cause it seems to me, this thing is breaking down
We almost never speak
I don't feel welcome anymore
Baby what happened, please tell me?

'cause one second it was perfect, now you're halfway out the door

And I stare at the phone, he still hasn't called
And then you feel so low you cant feel nothing at all
And you flashback to when he said forever and always
Oh, and it rains in your bedroom
Everything is wrong
It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone
Cause I was there when you said forever and always

Was I out of line?
Did I say something way too honest, made you run and hide
Like a scared little boy
I looked into your eyes
Thought I knew you for a minute, now I'm not so sure

So here's everything coming down to nothing
Here's to silence that cuts me to the core
Where is this going? Thought I knew for a minute, but I don't anymore

And I stare at the phone, he still hasn't called
And then you feel so low you cant feel nothing at all
And you flashback to when he said forever and always
Oh, and it rains in your bedroom
Everything is wrong
It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone
'cause I was there when you said forever and always
You didn't mean it baby, I don't think so

Back up, baby, back up
Did you forget everything
Back up, baby, back up
Did you forget everything

'cause it rains in your bedroom
Everything is wrong
It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone
'cause I was there when you said forever and always

Oh, I stare at the phone, he still hasn't called
And then you feel so low you cant feel nothing at all
And you flashback to when we said forever and always

And it rains in your bedroom
Everything is wrong
It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone
'cause I was there when you said forever and always
You didn't mean it baby, you said forever and always... yeah

This shows paradox becuase Taylor talks about how this boy told her they would be togerther forever and always but then he goes and breaks her heart.

Personification

Why by Jason Aldean

It's 3 AM and I finally say
I'm sorry for acting that way
I didn't really mean to make you cry
Oh baby, sometimes I wonder why

[CHORUS]
Why does it always have to come down
To you leaving
Before I'll say 'I love you'
Why do I always use the words
That cut the deepest
When I know how much it hurts you
Oh baby why, do I do that to you

I know I'd never let you walk away
So why do I push you 'til you break
And why are you always on the verge of good-bye
Before I'll show you how I really feel inside

[CHORUS]
Why does it always have to come down
To you leaving
Before I'll say 'I love you'
Why do I always use the words
That cut the deepest
When I know how much it hurts you
Oh baby why, do I do that to you

Why do I always use the words that cut the deepest
When I know how much it hurts you
Oh baby why, do I do that to you
Why do I do that to you

In the second stanza of this song, he states "why do i always use the words that cut the deepest." This shows personification becuase, words can not cut.

Another Try by Josh Turner

All the things I've felt and never shared.
All the times that she was lonely with me there.
Tears I wouldn't let fall from my eyes.
And how I let her go without a fight.

The reasons I'm alone, I know by heart.
But I don't wanna spend forever in the dark.
I swear next time I'll hang on for dear life.
If love ever gives me another try.

There's no changing things that we regret.
The best that we can hope for is one more chance.
If the hands of time could just move in reverse.
I wouldn't make the same mistake again with her.

The reasons I'm alone, I know by heart.
But I don't wanna spend forever in the dark.
I swear next time I'll hang on for dear life.
If love ever gives me another try.

Oh the reasons I'm alone I know by heart.
But I don't wanna spend forever in the dark.
I swear next time I'll hang on for dear life,
If love ever gives me another try.

Oh if love ever gives me another try.

In the second stanza Josh says "If love ever gives me another try." This is personification because love can not simply give someone a try.

Song Analysis

Patsy Cline was born on September 8, 1932 in Winchester Virginia, to the parents of Hilda Patterson and Samuel Lawrence Hensley. She was born by the name of Virginia Patterson Hensley, but later became Patsy Cline. Her father, Samuel, had to children from an earlier marriage named Tempie Glenn, and Randolph which became Patsy’s half sister and half brother. Because her family moved about twenty times before Patsy was in eighth grade, she did not really have a place where her childhood began. When Patsy was little, she was into dancing and had her dreams set to become a dancer. The person who inspired her the most was Shirley Temple. Not expecting to win, Patsy’s mother entered her into a dancing contest when she was little and Patsy ended up winning first prize. Soon after, she had lost interest in dancing and turned her dreams completely to music. First, Patsy enjoyed playing piano but then she decided she liked singing instead. Although Patsy had never learned notes and never knew what key she was singing, she still sounded okay. Patsy’s singing career started when she was thirteen years old in her church choir. Around the age of thirteen Patsy got terrible sick where her she had a terrible infection in her throat and her heart actually stopped beating. Her doctor had decided to put her into an oxygen tent and Patsy claims this was just the turn point to her career. She started in local radio shows, singing at dances. Patsy also had the advantage of meeting the right people which had gotten her a record deal. In the year of 1953, Patsy had married Gerald Cline.

Patsy Cline’s song “I Fall to Pieces” is a song about her break up with a boy who she can no longer stand to see because; he brings so much pain to her heart. There are examples of hyperboles, imagery, alliteration and rhyme scheme. The main example of hyperbole in this song is in the title “I Fall to Pieces.” This is a hyperbole because Patsy is saying how every time she sees this boy, she falls to pieces yet, it is physically impossible to fall to pieces. In the last line of the second stanza, Patsy shows some imagery by saying “You walk by and I fall to pieces.” Here, you get a picture in your head of someone walking by Patsy and seeing her heart melt because she knows it is over. In the third stanza, Patsy shows some alliteration. “Each time someone speaks your name, I fall to pieces.” This is showing consonance alliteration with the two words someone and speaks. Consonance alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant two or more times. The words someone and speak are both words that start with s therefore, they are the repetition of a consonant. There are also many rhyme schemes shown in this song. In the first stanza, the second and fourth line rhyme. “Each time I see you again,” and “How can I be just your friend?” The words again and friend make this a rhyme scheme because both words at the end of the sentence rhyme. In the second stanza, both the second and third lines rhyme. “You want me to forget, pretend we never met.” and “And I’ve tried and I’ve tried, but I haven’t yet.” These two lines both end with words that end in “et” which makes this too a rhyme scheme. The second and fourth lines rhyme in the third stanza of Patsy Clines song “I Fall To Pieces.” The two lines state; “Each time someone speaks your name,” and “Time only adds to the flame.” The words name and flame both end in the “ame” sound making them rhyme. Finally, in the last stanza of the song, the second and third lines rhyme. “Someone who will love me too, the way you used too.” and, “But each time I go out with someone new,” both lines end with the same sound making this stanza rhyme also.

It may have been said that Patsy Cline had a bad childhood but, clearly she made the best of it. Because Patsy’s mother was only sixteen when she gave birth to her, they were more like sisters that mother and daughter. Also, Patsy transformed to a girl who had no idea what she wanted to do with her life to this amazing singer/song writer. Patsy had been through a lot, from a terrible illness that led to her singing career, to a head on car collision Patsy had gotten into with her brother Sam that nearly killed her and ended her singing career. Sure Patsy started off as an ordinary tone-deaf person who didn’t even know what hitting a not meant but, look where she is now. In conclusion Patsy Cline is arguably one of the best singers from the 1960’s.