Katy Perry's Song Firework

In Katy Perry’s song “Roar,” she inspires several to stand up for what they believe in and not let other people push them down. It is trying to motivate people to come back as a better and stronger person and be proud of who you are. The lyrics in this song are very inspirational considering the fact that they are trying to explain that you don’t have to be afraid of other people and know that you are an excellent person. We should be proud of who we are and accept the fact that we are going to get pushed down by other people, but we are able to come back as a stronger person. Sometimes you are going to be beaten down by someone, but you have to prove to them that you are not going to accept those actions and revive as a different person.

These idioms are a way to make the language more vivid and descriptive. For example in verse one, line one Katy says: “I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath scared to rock the boat and make a mess”. This idiom states that she used to not say anything even if she didn’t agree with someone else or something else. She was scared to stand up for what she believed in. Furthermore in verse three, line one she sings: “A fighter, dancing through the fire”. This is an idiom meaning she didn’t actually dance through a fire, but she means that if it hurts to stand up she will make it through”. Finally in verse six, line seven Katy sings: “I see it all, I see it now”. This means that Katy Perry doesn’t see it all, but that she now understands what she needs to do. Finally, all these idioms contribute to the overall message and the devices used are not too complex.

The first song I chose is Firework. I chose firework because it uses a lot of figurative language, such as simile. Katy Perry firework, do u ever feel like a plastic bag. That’s a simile because she is comparing you to a plastic bag. Another form of figurative language is a metaphor, cause baby you’re a firework. That is a metaphor because she's saying you’re a firework. Another form of figurative language is a idiom, come on let your colors burst. That is a idiom because she telling you to let your colors burst like show what can do. Those are a few examples of a figurative language in firework by Katy Perry.

Yes, this is a part of Katy Perry's song Firework. I was listening to the radio the other day and this song came on. I never paid attention to the lyrics before until today.

Appearance in today’s society has a significant impact on adolescent girls. Young women are bombarded daily with advertisements of weight loss options such as diets, surgery, and pills. Today’s culture has become overly obsessed with an unrealistic image of what beauty really means. Many works of literature are concerned with this issue as well. Two amazing works of literature that specifically considers this issue are “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy and “Hanging Fire” by Audre Lorde. Characters in both poems are compelled by society’s perception of one’s image and struggles with finding their identities. While both texts discuss the age of adolescence and how society’s attitude towards beauty impacts young girls, “Barbie Doll”

“Girl On Fire” by Alicia Keys is an empowering song wrote to emphasize the strength in women of all jobs. Alicia Keys, who has always promoted female empowerment, wrote this song to explain how she was feeling in a woman in this society. Within the song and the music video, the song talks about a women who really has the typical “female” job. She is a mom who takes care of her kids, cleans, and really runs the household. The message, however is not shaming women who are in this role. Instead, the song speaks of how women are strong no matter what role they play in the world. Keys speaks about how we live in this world where women are so oppressed, but because we are so strong, we are going to stand our ground and fight for what we believe in

Many artists use in their songs literary devices to give a certain mood or setting. In Katy Perry’s song Wide Awake, she verbalizes and portrays these devices to express her song in a personal and emotional way knowing that many people face these situations everyday in life. Katy Perry describes her Wide Awake song as a "dose of reality" and she admits that the song deals with much more negative emotions than many of her previous single releases. The song was written specifically as part of the soundtrack for Katy's concert movie: Part Of ME. In the song Wide Awake, Katy Perry uses repetition, imagery and allusion to explain how an event can cause a person to change

Katy Perry “Firework” song is a power anthem which plays a huge role when it comes to popular culture in today’s society. It creates an empowering message to women by portraying them as strong willed, independent human beings rather than the stereotypical portrayal of women who depend on men. Although in the movie, the song Firework is used as a encouraging anthem to children because it is a children’s movie. In the Hollywood reporter review article it states that the 3d scene helps influence the song choice because it is a very loud and fun song. The song portrays women to be as strong as men, although the film i chose doesn’t express the song in that way.

In the song “Firework” by Katy Perry, an important idea is not being afraid to express who you really are and stand out from the crowd. Language features which help readers to understand this idea are the use of similes, metaphors and hyperboles.

She is able to see that the outside voices and perspective are not relevant. That it doesn't matter that women tell her to be ashamed or that she should quit because they don’t know what it is she really does. By claiming that the Helen of Troy, goddess of beauty, would be the only one to understand reveals a sense of relatability that the speaker feels to Helen. By accepting and relating to Helen as a stripper, the speaker can finally let go of her subconscious worrying and shame about her profession and accept the beauty and power that she holds. The speaker closes the poem by stating, “This is a torch song./ Touch me and you’ll burn.” A torch song is a love song usually about unrequited love. By referencing this, the speaker further proves the power that she has over people, especially men. The speaker uses her beauty and power over these men and controls their hearts, leaving them wanting more. She continues to demonstrate her understanding of her self worth and power by claiming that “you’ll burn”. She uses both the metaphor of the torch and burn to suggests that her power is like a fire one that cant be controlled, and now that she is able to see that she can be like the one she admires, Helen of troy, and

Dionne; article, Life as Performances: Dramatism and the Music of Lady Gaga presents that Lady Gaga's song Applause is her pursuit to identify with her fans by guilt-redemption. The author presents guilt as ever-present anxiety, brought about by social standards that motivate communications to behave in certain ways (Dionne, 2015, p. 26). He introduces that “Burke asserted that communications create drama by disrupting, resistor altogether rejecting hierarchies” (Dionne, 2015, p. 26). The reason for presenting these two terms in the paper is because the song “Applause” demonstrates the relationship between communications and hierarchies (Dionne, 2015, p. 26). The song illustrates that Gaga is on top of the hierarchy while her fans are below

Voice like tinsel, she says, “You can feel it too? You can taste emotions and can see music like colors? And how this thing between us, it’s a burning feeling, but in a good way?”

Gay, gigantic, grotesque, geek are just some words that I was called during my elementary and middle school years. During this horrendous time in my life, I used to sit in my room and listen to Kelly Clarkson’s song “What Doesn’t Kill You.” I remember sitting next to my life size teddy bear, sobbing and wishing that the labels that were embedded in my body would go away. Screaming and throwing pillows across my room, with the music playing in the background and listening to the lyric “what [does not] kill you makes you stronger” (lines 13-14) used to comfort me. Every time that I heard the lyric, it would make me realize that I can get through this. I can get through the agony that the demons were causing me. I used to think to myself that

But don't make this fire burn you This fire may never go out, but at least you can tame it Don't make this fire burn you Turn this fire, this hatred into light Destroy this weapon and make it light Don't let this fire stop you from soaring great heights I faced the fire too

Katy Perry takes a similar approach by creating a song that allows people to be the way they are. Katy Perry had created the song “Fireworks.“ This song is an inspirational song that allows people to reveal themselves to the true world instead of keeping it a secret. Katy is trying to portray the fact that people should not be afraid to represent the way they truly are. She wants everyone to show his or her “true colors“. In a sense, Katy wants to people to embrace what they are. In the first few lines she states, “Do you ever feel like a plastic bag. Drifting through the wind. Wanting to start again“ (Fireworks). This part of the song reveals that a lot of people go with the flow. They just follow the norms of society and do not fight against it. She continues on to talk about how people continue to go with the flow until she states, “Do you know that there 's still a chance for you. 'Cause there 's a spark in you“ (Fireworks). This portion of the song reveals there is hope even if want to go against the norm. Just a small push is needed in order to get over the hurdle. Then Katy states, “ 'Cause baby you 're a firework. Come and show 'em what you 're worth. Make 'em go "oh, oh, oh! As you shoot across the sky-y-y“ (Fireworks). When you do reveal yourself, it will feel like a huge burden is lifted off your shoulders. Katy is trying to say to her fans be motivated and keep reaching for the stars. Being unique might be a bad thing, but don‘t let their voice reach you.