Analyze a song

The song I looked at was Roar, by Katy Perry. 

This song portrays a person who let people push her around and was not allowed to have an opinion. She finally built up the courage to rebel, or “Roar.” This song uses multiple smilies. In the fourth stanza on the first line, it says, “Now I'm floating like a butterfly.” This would be a simile and could be interpreted that she is not drowning and will not fail because butterflies do not drown and are delicate. I found it interesting that in this stanza, Katy Perry used a simile in almost every line. 

“Now I'm floating like a butterfly

Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes

I went from zero, to my own hero”

I also found an Alliteration when it says in the third stanza on the third line, “Louder, louder, louder than a lion.” The girl portrayed in this song is finally gaining a voice, and is using it loudly. I find it interesting how many poetic terms this song has. It helped me deepen my understanding of the song. The techniques helped contribute my overall interpretation of the song because when breaking it down line by line, I could understand more clearly that the girl had little to no voice, and is now a “Champion.” This is inspiring because it shows to never let people run over you and to have your voice and use it strongly. 

Link: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/katyperry/roar.html