Figurative Language In Taylor Swift's Out Of The Wood

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Taylor Swift is one of my best singers, this is because she writes meaningful and significant songs that touch my heart always. I watched the video of “Out of the Wood” three times and read the lyrics, it was great to watch. Taylor Swift applied great job in making clear complementation among lyrics, purpose and video transitions.

Firstly, Taylor Swift has chosen a great topic to talk about which is relationship. She provided a lot of figurative language to grab audience attention. In particular, onomatopoeia was mentioned when she said “I remember, oh, I remember’’. She also used metaphor when she said “when the monsters turned out to be just trees’’. Using this figurative language brings the story alive, and I felt like I am imagining

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