The song that I chose is called “Who Says” which was by Selena Gomez & the Scene. Selena Gomez is a 23 year old singer who began her career as an actress acting on the show Barney & Friends in 2001 and starting her singing career in 2009 first album Kiss & Tell debuted. This artist grew up with a lower class family and she had a tough life growing up. Her mother Mandy had Selena at the age of 16, and they had many financial difficulties because raising a child at such a young age was hard. Selena stated in interviews that they would constantly go to the dollar store to buy food and put together quarters to buy gas. Her mother gave up a lot for Selena and worked very hard to give Selena everything she could. Selena and her mother are very close and the support of her mother drove her and gave her the dedication that allowed her to achieve the fame and fortune. Her mother was a stage actress and her role model. Looking up to her as a child, Selena gained interest and starting auditioning for roles. She soon acted in a few shows and a couple of movies. She continued her career by starting in the music industry and is currently very successful.
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Literary/Poetic Devices
Simile: It’s like a work of art that never gets to see the light
• It’s comparing works of art to every unique individual because all art is beautiful but not everyone might agree with that. They compare it to the light which is supposed to be teenagers hiding their true selves instead of being able to be proud of themselves. Similes are effective to use because they give the listener a better understanding and a visual of what the singer is trying to say by comparing familiar objects with the situation.
Symbol: Who says you’re not worth it, who says you’re the only one that’s heard it, trust me that’s the price of beauty
• This symbol is the price of beauty and is used to have a better visualization of the situation. It is used to show that criticism is the price of beauty that you need to look
Literary/Poetic Devices
Simile: It’s like a work of art that never gets to see the light
• It’s comparing works of art to every unique individual because all art is beautiful but not everyone might agree with that. They compare it to the light which is supposed to be teenagers hiding their true selves instead of being able to be proud of themselves. Similes are effective to use because they give the listener a better understanding and a visual of what the singer is trying to say by comparing familiar objects with the situation.
Symbol: Who says you’re not worth it, who says you’re the only one that’s heard it, trust me that’s the price of beauty
• This symbol is the price of beauty and is used to have a better visualization of the situation. It is used to show that criticism is the price of beauty that you need to look