Song Analysis

The song i chose to analyse is Umbrella by Rhianna. I chose this song because there are many points in the song where you are drawn into the lyrics and you can really feel what is going on in the song. There are many devices used in the song, some intentional and some not, but all of them make the feel of the song a little stronger. One of the devices she uses in the lyrics is when in one line she will put two words that either rhyme or sound the same to make the emphesis of the line the much more. One place where she uses this is in the line where it says "anticipation for precipitation". Saying this makes the line stand out and somewhat changes the way we picture both of the words. It changes the view of that the words are standing for. 

In another line she uses the words dark and light to compare two objects in the dark not being able to be seen in the light. This creates a vision in your head of what the sky and surroundings look like in this picture she is visualizing. It is like getting into her head and feeling what she is feeling while she writes the song. She uses alot of descriptive words throughout the song to make a better visual of what she wants the song to mean. 

http://www.metrolyrics.com/umbrella-lyrics-rihanna.html