Direct Address Explained
What Is Direct Address? Also called second person, direct address is about a direct conversation between…
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4 Steps To Connect Song Scenes
You have to connect your song scenes if you want a listener to follow what it…
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Song Plots You Need To Know
If you listen to any genre, you’ve heard them – the three primary song plots. You’ll…
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What Is Point of View?
Point of view, or POV, gives your song a starting point for it’s perspective. Perspective is…
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What Is A Simile?
A simile is a type of “figurative language” used in creating imagery. Wait . . ….
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Best Metaphor Song Ever
Not only is A Thousand Horses‘ debut single “Smoke” a great sounding song, but it is…
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What Is A Metaphor?
A metaphor is a type of “figurative language” used in imagery. It’s best used to make…
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Writing Lyrics: Allusion Exercise
Find the Allusions Around You One of the best ways to pull a new technique or…
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6 Allusion Examples
While it’s one thing to know what an allusion is, applying it to your songwriting is…
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What Is Allusion?
You probably see or hear an allusion in use a couple of times a day, but…
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5 Personification Examples
I thought I’d put together 5 personification examples to underscore just how powerful well-written personification songs…
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Best Personification Song Ever
Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “I Am A Town” is not only the most ambitious, but as a…
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Personification In Songs
What is personification? Personification is the endowment of inanimate objects or abstract concepts with animate or living…
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Songwriting Glossary
A songwriter glossary of common terms you’ll be using as you learn how to write songs…
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Partial Capo: Create Variety in Your Songs
Partial capos sound complicated. But – they can make your guitar playing easier and add a…