Control
Whether mental or physical disease, the readers can relate to the authors song. The author tackles a difficult subject that most people would shy away from, but through her powerful artistic words she brings us all along on her journey. Throughout the song we will learn that the demons are a mental illness threatening to take over her body. The author revealed that the song is about her struggle with her own mental illness, bipolar disorder.The theme is mental illness. The literary devices that appear to best fit this song would be metaphor, repetition and imagery.
The first technique that came to mind when reading this was metaphor. A metaphor is the comparison of two things that have something in common. An example with the use of metaphor is “I’m colder than this home” (line 11) meaning that the home, which should be filled with warmth and happiness is filled with cold, empty, sadness. Another metaphor is “I’m bigger than my body”(line 10), showing that she feels her mental state cannot be contained. Diseases which tax your mind, spirit or body can lead one to disassociate from the things you love. …show more content…
The chorus is an example of imagery ”I’m bigger than my body/ I’m colder than this home I’m bigger than my demons/ I’m bigger than these bones,” (lines 10-13,23-26,40-43). These lines show that she is fighting against her own mind. It is powerful in its recurrence. The chorus repeats itself in a theme of hope, just like a prayer or therapy. She may be at a disadvantage with her illness, but she is still
Whether mental or physical disease, the readers can relate to the authors song. The author tackles a difficult subject that most people would shy away from, but through her powerful artistic words she brings us all along on her journey. Throughout the song we will learn that the demons are a mental illness threatening to take over her body. The author revealed that the song is about her struggle with her own mental illness, bipolar disorder.The theme is mental illness. The literary devices that appear to best fit this song would be metaphor, repetition and imagery.
The first technique that came to mind when reading this was metaphor. A metaphor is the comparison of two things that have something in common. An example with the use of metaphor is “I’m colder than this home” (line 11) meaning that the home, which should be filled with warmth and happiness is filled with cold, empty, sadness. Another metaphor is “I’m bigger than my body”(line 10), showing that she feels her mental state cannot be contained. Diseases which tax your mind, spirit or body can lead one to disassociate from the things you love. …show more content…
The chorus is an example of imagery ”I’m bigger than my body/ I’m colder than this home I’m bigger than my demons/ I’m bigger than these bones,” (lines 10-13,23-26,40-43). These lines show that she is fighting against her own mind. It is powerful in its recurrence. The chorus repeats itself in a theme of hope, just like a prayer or therapy. She may be at a disadvantage with her illness, but she is still