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Literary Techniques Used In Our Song 'Our Songs' By Taylor Swift

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In Taylor Swift song, “our song” is about her boyfriend and her not having a song for each other. If you know Taylor Swift, you would know that most of her songs are about her relationships. Taylor Swift is trying to express her love for her boyfriend and show him how much she really likes him. She also want to appreciate what she has with the boy. The artist is explaining and showing how she talks to her friend at night through the phone. She is telling us to make the best out of something and be unique about it. This theme is revealed through several literary devices. In her first verse she says “he’s got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel the other on my heart” which is a hyperbole because her heart isn't literally on his steering wheel.

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