I Really Would Want to Be This Song

Brett Eldredge's song, "Wanna Be That Song", really touches the hearts of his listeners. The poetic devices he uses portray his emotion in a way that it is relatable to those who are in romantic relationships. Imagery is the first sign of poetic language that we hear when listening to Eldredge's wonderful song. By saying, "Back corner of a cornfield/Bottle tops and a true spear/Pull the lever, lay the seat back laughin'", he is able to provide a visual image of where he and his lover are, as well as the mood of the situation by mentioning the auditory imagery of laughing.

Not far after that selection of few lines, Eldredge uses personification. One of his lines is, "While the dashboard speakers sing every word of that moon", giving the speakers in the car a voice. This poetic device is used to make the moment come alive. No longer is the couple simply sitting in the car, listening to the radio, but the radio is in fact singing to them, making the situation livelier and merrier.

Eldredge uses personification again when he says, "That melody rewinds years". By giving the melody the ability to rewind time, he is able to give his listeners the idea that the lovers' relationship can be summed up in one song. He could mean that literally or figuratively, in the sense that their time spent together is beautiful and sweet, like this music seems to be.

Lastly, the main poetic device used throughout the song is a metaphor, when Eldredge says, "I wanna be that song". By setting up his song in the way that portrays music as being something that can capture their moments spent together allows Eldredge to emphasize the importance of being there for his lover in times of happiness and despair. Referring back to previous poetic devices mentioned, he wants to stop time and appreciate the time spent with her, as well as be the reason she has to laugh and smile.