Literary Devices In The Song 'Red' By Taylor Swift

The song Red by Taylor Swift, contains several different literary devices throughout the song.The key literary devices used in the song are Similes, Personification, and Symbolism. Firstly, Similes are one of the most common literary devices used in the song red by Taylor Swift. A Simile is a figure of speech that involves comparing two things to make the statement more vivid. Taylor Swift state's “Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street” (Line 1).In this Simile I think Taylor Swift was trying to compare driving an awesome new car and doing something exciting and crazy in her relationship. This represents a Simile because it is comparing two things together to make the lyric more vivid. Another literary device Taylor …show more content…
This proves to be a simile because she compared on thing with another to make the lyric more in depth. A literary device that was used to deeper the song was Symbolism. Symbolism is a figure of speech when you use symbols to represent an idea or feeling. Symbolism was applied in line 17: “Loving him was red”. This is a clear figure of speech that represents Symbolism. This represents Symbolism because it uses a symbol to represent an idea or feeling and in this verse it is red. Red is a feeling if you feel red it means to feel happy or mad and feel rage. So in the song this mean Taylor’s relationship with him was tough and heart warming. Symbolism helps the listener because it makes them wonder what the symbol means and it make the lyrics more short and it sounds better unlike a very long and boring lyrics. In conclusion Taylor Swift used many literary devices like Similes, Personification and Symbolism to enhance the song and all the literary device help the song to be the best song it can be and it truly delivers the message of her relationship with her