Figurative Language & Devices
In “Feel So Close,” describing love as a “force field” uses this device.
What is a metaphor?
Which song uses the repeated question of how “deep” someone's love is?
What is “How Deep Is Your Love”?
What phrase represents Jenna's idealized image of adulthood?
What is “Thirty and flirty and thriving”?
Which rhetorical appeal focuses on emotion?
What is pathos?
Which song was paired with Jenna's transformation scene?
What is “Feel So Close”?
In “How Deep Is Your Love,” comparing love to an ocean uses this device.
What is a simile?
Which song uses summer as a symbol for an exciting but temporary relationship?
What is “Summer”?
What object symbolizes Jenna's childhood vision of her perfect future?
What is the Dream House?
Which rhetorical appeal focuses on logic and reasoning?
What is logos?
Which song was paired with the “Thriller” dance scene?
What is “Summer”?
In “Summer,” the changing leaves create this device while showing the passage of time.
What is visual imagery?
In “Feel So Close,” the image of wearing a heart on one's sleeve communicates this emotional quality.
What is vulnerability / emotional openness?
What structural technique allows Jenna to instantly move from age 13 to age 30?
What is a time-skip?
Which rhetorical appeal focuses on credibility or sincerity?
What is ethos?
Which song and film scene both question whether something attractive on the surface has genuine depth?
What are “How Deep Is Your Love” and the Poise magazine scene?
Jenna getting the adulthood she wished for, only to discover it does not make her happy, demonstrates this device.
What is situational irony?
In “Summer,” happy memories are eventually contrasted with dishonesty. What technique creates this contrast?
What is juxtaposition?
In the Poise scene, Jenna appears professionally successful while feeling personally unfulfilled. What device does this create?
What is irony?
Which rhetorical appeal dominates all three Calvin Harris songs and the three film scenes we analyzed?
What is pathos?
“Summer” and the “Thriller” scene both use this feeling toward the past to create an emotional response.
What is nostalgia?
The “Thriller” dance references an existing and recognizable piece of pop culture. What device is this?
What is an allusion?
Why can the repetition in “How Deep Is Your Love” be interpreted in two different ways?
It can show emotional insecurity/vulnerability OR function as a catchy commercial hook.
In the “Thriller” scene, separate party guests eventually begin dancing together. What does this visually symbolize?
What is unity / belonging / human connection?
Why does pathos work especially well across both music and film in our examples?
Both mediums use emotions such as love, nostalgia, longing, and connection to make the audience personally care about the message.
Across both mediums, what is the purpose of contrasting glamorous surfaces with deeper emotional realities?
To show that appearance, excitement, or success cannot replace authentic happiness and human connection.