Allegory through loss through country music

If You're Going Through Hell by: Rodney Atkins is a form of an allegory. This is a story about what you do if you're going through hell. The symbolism in the song is the man is not literally going through hell, he is just having a rough time in his life. Since he has gone through this, he is giving the lesson on how to "go through hell" without it getting worse or without the "devil even knowing you're there."

Ambiguity through loss through country music

Any Man of Mine by: Shania Twain is an example of ambiguity. When you listen to the song your first thought is that this person only cares about finding the perfect guy in every way shape and form. She almost is portrayed as a "witch" or even "conceited." If you listen to it a couple more times you could also think that she only wants some of these things or maybe she already has this guy and she's showing him off. This shows many meanings because you don't know why she is saying that any man of hers has to be this way.

Allusion through loss through country music

Don't Take The Girl by: Tim McGraw shows allusion. There is only one obvious example of it in the song. In the first stanza of the song the boy is talking to his dad. The boy said he would never like the neighbor's daughter, but the dad says basically that the boy could end up liking her one day.

Irony through country music through loss

I Got A Brand New Girlfriend by: Steve Holy shows irony inside and out of the song. Usually, when you get dumped by your girlfriend/boyfriend you tend to wallow in your own misery instead of going right out getting a new girlfriend. The music video for this song also shows irony. In the video, his new girlfriend is a blow up doll. The ex-girlfriend thinks it's a real person and gets extremely jealous.





Stay by: Sugarland once again, is irony. The song is about a girl who is in love with a married man, and doesn't want him to leave her. The majority of the song is explaining her wanting him to stay, but then there's a twist. Near the end, she explains how she doesn't need him like she said she did before, and she says how she needs to just move on.

Paradox through country music through loss

In I Feel Bad by: Rascal Flatts, there is one obvious example of a paradox. The last line of the first stanza is, "I feel bad that I don't feel bad." This is saying that someone feels bad that they don't feel bad about not hurting when their loved one is leaving them. This is a paradox because if you feel bad that you don't feel bad, then technically you do feel bad.

Personification through country music through loss

In I Need You Now by: Lady Antebellum, there is one main example of personification. The very first line says, "picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor." You can't have memories scattered on the floor because memories are abstract.




In Stupid Boy by: Keith Urban, there are two examples of personification. The first stanza says, "A perfect prayer in a desperate hour." A girl can't be a prayer, because a prayer isn't a solid thing. A second example is in the first line of the second stanza when it says, "She laid her heart and soul right in your hands." You can't literally put your heart and soul into someone's hands.