Building
from number 2's post, "Like a Rolling Stone" is replete with images and comparative
language with the theme of how loneliness is unavoidable. Bob Seger's "Feels Like a
Number" is a song that redescribes modern isolation in a number of ways. Pink Floyd's
"Comfortably Numb" uses language that actually sound like what alienation would sound
like. On a lighter note, the song "Lollipop" by the Chordettes features examples
ofand other poetic devices. I believe it is currently being used in the new Dell Computers
Commercial.
Monday, 14 December 2009
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