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By: Eric LeBy: Eric Le

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Bill

ie Jean, by

Bill

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Mic

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Mic

hael J

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son) She was more like a

She was more like a beauty queen from a

beauty queen from a

movie scene.”

movie scene.”-Michael Jackson

-Michael Jackson compares the girl in

compares the girl in the song to a beautiful

the song to a beautiful

movie actress.

movie actress.

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You shoot me down,

You shoot me down, but I won’t fall, I am

but I won’t fall, I am titanium.”titanium.”-The person is compared

-The person is compared

to titanium in this

to titanium in this lyric, meaning that the

lyric, meaning that the

person is resilient to

person is resilient to falling down even

falling down even when being shot at.

when being shot at.

Alli

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Alli

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Rock

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Rock

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Jack

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Robin

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Rockin' robin, tweet

Rockin' robin, tweet tweet tweet...

tweet tweet... He out- He out-

bopped the buzzard

bopped the buzzard and the oriol”

and the oriol”-Rockin’ robin and

-Rockin’ robin and bopped the buzzard

bopped the buzzard both display examples

both display examples

of alliteration used by

of alliteration used by

the Jackson 5 in this

the Jackson 5 in this song.song.

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Oh, her eyes, her eyes

Oh, her eyes, her eyes

make the stars look like

make the stars look like

they’re not shinin’.”

they’re not shinin’.”-This lyric is a hyperbole

-This lyric is a hyperbole

because it is making an

because it is making an

extreme exaggeration

extreme exaggeration

that her eyes are bright

that her eyes are bright

enough to overpower

enough to overpower

the brilliance of the

the brilliance of the stars’ shine.

stars’ shine.

Onom

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Onom

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Dra

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As the red day is

As the red day is dawning, and the

dawning, and the lightning cracks the

lightning cracks the sky.”sky.”

-The use of

-The use of onomatopoeia

onomatopoeia expressed when the

expressed when the lightning in the sky

lightning in the sky was described with a

was described with a

“crack” across the sky.

“crack” across the sky.

Imagery

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Imagery

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A face like heaven

A face like heaven catching lighting in

catching lighting in your nightgown.”

your nightgown.”-This song describes the

-This song describes the

characteristics of Miss

characteristics of Miss

Jackson’s appeal to

Jackson’s appeal to heaven and

heaven and brightness.brightness.