Songs With Personification

Human qualities applied to non human concepts.

Songs with personification. By the time you get to the third line and highway not caring that a person is alone the facts have already substantiated it as a fact. Some of the songs i came across that have personification are as follows. Whole song title is personification. Personification is a great tool for songs which is why it is a shame that more singers and songwriters don t use it.

5 personification songs done well george harrison s while my guitar gently weeps india ari santana in its simplest form this is a song about a guitar crying but it s really being used as a metaphor for the songwriting process and how the events in the world are tied to everything even a guitar. Can you feel the love tonight elton john. Little talks by of monsters and men i knew you were trouble by taylor swift good riddance by green day can you feel the love tonight by elton john thriller by michael jackson. Hummingbird heartbeat by katy perry when you give me the hummingbird heartbeat hummingbird heartbeat you give me the hummingbird heartbeat.

These song lyrics as well as a few others can be found here. What makes the personification work so well in this song is that the first two lines are true statements. See how this literary device makes these songs that much better.