Literary Devices
"Every day discovering something brand new" is a prime example of this device.
What is hyperbole?
The verses describe events like meeting at a bar and going on a date, but the chorus repeatedly returns to “I’m in love with the shape of you,” showing how the song’s structure keeps bringing the listener back to this idea.
What is emphasizing physical attraction?
What singer was this song originally written for?
(If you paid attention to the beginning of the slides you would know.)
What is Rhianna?
The repetition of the exact phrase "I'm in love with..." at the beginning of successive lines is an example of _____ ? ( More specific than "repetition" )
What is anaphora?
What type of irony is "A club isn't the best place to find a lover So the bar is where I go" and how does it affect our understanding of the speaker?
What is situational irony?
What is :
appearing more down to earth/relatable
focuses more on conversation
(other answers could work)
2 Truths & 1 Lie ( What Micheal Jackson & Ed Sheeran have in common )
A) Both artists have held the world record for the highest-grossing concert tour by a solo artist in history.
B) Both artists have multiple songs that have surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify.
C) Both artists have won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year
What is Option C? (Lie)
Ed Sheeran never won Grammy AOTY
Declaring "I'm in love with the shape of you" rather than "I'm in love with you" acts as this rhetorical device, where a part (the physical form) represents the whole person.
What is synecdoche?
The song follows a verse to chorus to verse pattern. How does this structure affect the audiences reaction to the song/story.
Many right answers,
examples:
rising emotional tension
revisiting old themes (physical attraction)
singing breaks from verses emphasize lyrics
Ed Sheeran is famous for naming his studio albums after:
A) Animal Species
B) Arithmetic Symbols
C) Shades of Orange
What is Option B?