Recent Posts Tagged With 'simile'

• Lyrical Tool Box

  Posted on Friday October 19th, 2007 at 23:41 in questions, metaphor, colloquialism, alliteration, simile, assonance

  Lyrics in Songwriting Example: n/aSongwriting Tools: Metaphor, Simile, Alliteration, Assonance, Colloquialism, QuestionJust a quick recap of some useful lyrics writing tools discussed so far:Metaphor: a figure of speech containing an implied comparis...

• Everybody Ought To Have A Maid

  Posted on Friday October 12th, 2007 at 00:08 in Lyrics, songwriting, songs, double entendre, stephen sondheim, alliteration, simile, assonance

  Lyrics in Songwriting Example:"Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim(from the play A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum)Songwriting Tools: double entendre, similes, alliteration, assonanceAnd now for something...

• Assonance, Similes and Metaphorically Speaking

  Posted on Monday October 8th, 2007 at 21:27 in Lyrics, songwriting, songs, metaphor, anna nalick, alliteration, simile, assonance

  Lyrics in Songwriting Example:"Breathe (2AM)" music and lyrics by Anna NalickSongwriting Tools: Metaphor, Simile, Assonance, AlliterationI've always been a big fan of well-written songs and tried-and-true songwriters, but I've found that, over the ye...