Song? or Poem?

Woke up late today and I still feel the sting of the pain
But I brushed my teeth anyway
I got dressed through the mess and put a smile on my face
I got a little bit stronger

Riding in the car to work and I'm trying to ignore the hurt
So I turned on the radio, stupid song made me think of you
I listened to it for minute but I changed it
I'm getting a little bit stronger, just a little bit stronger

And I'm done hoping that we could work it out
I'm done with how it feels, spinning my wheels
Letting you drag my heart around
And, oh, I'm done thinking that you could ever change

I know my heart will never be the same
But I'm telling myself I'll be okay
Even on my weakest days
I get a little bit stronger

Doesn't happen overnight but you turn around
And a month's gone by and you realize you haven't cried
I'm not giving you a hour or a second or another minute longer
I'm busy getting stronger

And I'm done hoping that we can work it out
I'm done with how it feels, spinning my wheels
Letting you drag my heart around
And, oh, I'm done thinking, that you could ever change

I know my heart will never be the same
But I'm telling myself I'll be okay
Even on my weakest days, I get a little bit stronger
I get a little bit stronger

Getting along without you, baby
I'm better off without you, baby
How does it feel without me, baby?
I'm getting stronger without you, baby

And I'm done hoping we could work it out
I'm done with how it feels, spinning my wheels
Letting you drag my heart around
And, oh, I'm done thinking that you could ever change

I know my heart will never be the same
But I'm telling myself I'll be okay
Even on my weakest days
I get a little bit stronger

I get a little bit stronger
Just a little bit stronger
A little bit, a little bit, a little bit stronger
I get a little bit stronger



Have you ever realized song writers aren't just song writers? They are poets too. Every song has examples of at least a few poetic devices. The song , "A Little Bit Stronger" by Sara Evans has many poetic devices. For example it has personification, in the song it says " lettin' you drag my heart around," no one can drag your heart around. It is impossible to do and it is just a feeling you have when your getting walked over. This song would also be known as a ballad in poetry terminology. It tells you a little bit about what has happened in her life and how she has been walked over and treated badly by an ex boyfriend and she is trying to get over him. The part of the song when it says "I know my heart will never be the same," would be a hyperbole, because your heart will always be the same unless something really serious happens, a boyfriend breaking up with you will not change the way your heart is, maybe the way it feels but not an extreme change in it. Assonance is the similarity in sound between internal vowels in neighboring words, this song has an example, "I'm not giving you a hour or a second or another minute longer," the words in this sentence all sounds close to the same when they are read together. "I'm done with how it feels,spinning my wheels letting you drag my heart around," seems impossible to happen but it really does feel true when it happens to you.