What two literary terms are used in the song lyrics below? for the first time in forever, there’ll be music, there’ll be light. for the first time in forever, i’ll be dancing through the night a)alliteration and repetition b)allegory and repetition c)metaphor and hyperbole d)alliteration and allegory what literary term is being used in the italicized lyrics below? tell by my attitude that i’m most definitely from {new york, (is a) concrete jungle where dreams are made of.} a)metaphor b)irony c)simile d)none of these songs (with lyrics) can be considered a form of poetry. a)true b)false what literary term is being used in the italicized song lyrics below? because i'm (happy, /clap) along if you feel like a room without a roof./ because i'm (happy, clap) along if you feel like happiness is the truth./because i'm (happy,/ clap) along if you know what happiness is to you. a)repetition b)alliteration c)paradox d)tone

1. A) Alliteration and repetition

The song lyrics uses repetition because it repeats the phrase For the first time in forever twice and the words there’ll be. Repetition is often used as a literary device to make an idea clearer, more memorable or to emphasize it.

Alliteration is also a literary device that uses repetition, but a repetition of the consonants of two or more words that are closed to each other. Here is the same song lyrics but with the words that begin with the same consonant in bold and underlined:

For the first time in forever, there’ll be music, there’ll be light. For the first time in forever, I’ll be dancing through the night.

2.  A) Metaphor

A metaphor is a figure of speech that asserts that one element (person, animal, thing, quality, event, etc.) is similar to another element that in reality, or literally speaking, are not related in any way. The sentence New York, (is a) concrete jungle where dreams are made of is a perfect example of this figure of speech as it asserts that New York is something else, literally speaking. This is usually made for emphatic purposes or to make the writing and the description more vivid and meaningful.

3.  A) True

Many songs are considered a form of poetry because, as well as poems, they express feelings or ideas with intensity while putting special attention to diction, rhythm, and/or imagery.

4.  A) Repetition

Repetition, as said before, refers to the repetition of words, sentences or clauses, phrases that are closed to each other in a text or piece of writing. This song lyric repeats the phrase Because I'm (happy, /Clap) along if you three times.

- the mistakes that have been done in the past will repeat themselves

- you will trust all the wrong people