Poetic Song

"When I Look At You" Miley Cyrus



Everybody needs inspiration,Everybody needs a songA beautiful melodyWhen the nights so longCause there is no guaranteeThat this life is easy...Yea when my world is falling apartWhen there's no light to break up the darkThat's when I, I...I look at youWhen the wavesAre flooding the shore and I can'tFind my way home anymoreThat's when I, I...I look at youWhen I look At You I see forgivenessI see the truthYou love me for who I amLike the stars Hold the moonRight there where they belongAnd I Know I'm Not Alone.Yea when my world is falling apartWhen there's no light to break up the darkThat's when I, I...I look at youWhen the wavesAre flooding the shore and I can'tFind my way home anymoreThat's when I, I...I look at youYou appear just like a dream to meJust like Kaleidoscope colors thatCover Me, All I need everyBreath that I breathe don't you knowYou're beautiful...Yea Yea YeaWhen the wavesAre flooding the shore and I can'tFind my way home anymoreThat's when I, I...I look at youI look at youYea Yea Oh OH OHAnd you appear Just like a dreamTo me.



In the song "When I Look At You" by Miley Cyrus there are many poetic devices including hyperbole in the lines "Like the stars Hold the moon", "When my world is falling apart", "When theres no light to break up the dark", "Just like kaleidoscope colors that cover me". This is an example of hyperbole because it is an exaggeration of love, how she needs him and he takes her breath away. He's all she can think about. It's an exaggeration of stress and he can go on with out her. She is his world. He goes together like the moon and the stars and light and darkness. There is also symbolism in the lyrics "When the waves are flooding the shore" and "You appear just like a dream to me". These are examples of symbolism because the waves ingulf the shore. They are taking them in. This symbolises the engulffing love he has for her. "You appear just like a dream to me" symbolises perfect love together and happiness. There is also personification in the lyrics "Like the stars hold the moon" and "Kaleidoscope colors that cover me" This is giving human qualities to inadiment objects like the stars holding the moon and colors that cover me up. There is a tone that is set of love and inspiration in this song using the words "Beautiful melody", "When I look at you I see forgiveness I see the truth you love me for who I am", "When I can't find my way home anymore that's when I, I...I look at you" "All I need every breath that I breath don't you know your beautiful" This sets the tone of realtionships and love using those words. The lyrics of the song read as a poem using ryming words like song and long, apart and dark, shore and anymore. This song, "When I Look At You" by Miley Cyrus is one of the most poetic songs because it uses so many poetic divices in just one little song such as imagrey, alliteration, hyperbole, mood, personification, symbolism, tone and has ryming stanzas like a poem.