Rachel Platten's Song Fight Song

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n Rachel Platten's hit song "Fight song" there is a hidden message behind it's major popularity. the song starts off by her using similes to compare her self to small insignificant objects that can make big difference. She then moves to talking about how she regrets things she didn't do and that now she will make sure she makes her self heard. She goes on to talk about all the struggles and thing that keep her from reaching her goals, but that she will still preservers even if no one believes her. In the song similes and Imagery help represents the theme that no madder who you can still make a difference. Rachel's use of similes to show the reader the idea to keep fighting. Rachel uses scenarios to compare to her self making differences. for instance when she uses this scenario "Like a small boat on the ocean" she is comparing her self to the small boat in the ocean to convey her in a big world. Also when she says 'sending big waves into motion" she is talking about how even though the boat is small it can still make a difference. this is what she is relating to her self making differences in a big world where she would be thought little of. Another example of how similes help convey the theme would be when she says "like how a single word can make a heart open". Here she is comparing her self to the single word that can be thought of as insignificant when actually it can make a big difference. through these examples of similes, the reader is able …show more content…

For example "fire burning in my bones" helps show her struggle or the pain that she has to endure but that she will preserver through her struggles. Also when she uses this phrase "wrecking balls inside my brain" helps over exaggerate how keeping silent has made her eager to speak up. with these examples of Imagery its clear to reader how her pain and struggles maker eager to make a difference which help support the theme of that any one can make a

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