Figurative language
Day the music died
personification
Day the music died
personification
how old is don mclean
79
Starry starry night
Vincent
Summer swelter
Alliteration
Painting passion
alliteration
when did don mclean start singing
16
I feel a trembling tingle of a sleepless night
Creep through my fingers and the moon is bright
Beams of blue come flickering through my windowpane
Like Gypsy moths that dance around a candle flame
Quatrain
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter Eight miles high and fallin' lightning fast
hyperbole
where did the mclean family come from
The West Coast of Scotland and the islands of Mull, Coll, Tiree and Jura.
Storm clouds full of thunder Move silent as a drum
Simile
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
alliteration
how many songs did don mclean sing
173
Brushstroke is flame
metaphor
Long ago I heard the song that lovers sing to me And through the days with each new phrase I hummed that melody And all along I loved the song but I never learned it through But since the day you came along, I've saved it just for you
4 line stanza
how much money per year did he get after he composed American pie
300,000$
Double points