Diary ft Marsha Ambrosuis By Wale
Rhetorical Question You wouldn’t hear me out anyways would you? No answer is needed because he already knows that the girl will prejudge him and won’t give him a chance.
Figurative Language Got me goin’ down that road He’s not literally going down a road. It’s something he’s going through mentally and emotionally.
Metaphor Heart made of stone He is comparing her emotional detachment, cold, and overprotective characteristics to a stone
Conflict- Person vs. Society Every problem that you ever had with Another man I gotta face He has to struggle with finding a girl, because society has created a bad image for him. Based off of this stereotype, assumptions are made and girls are afraid to commit to him because of it. He’s fighting society to see him as an individual.
Assonanance I wonder why I sit and cry why and cry all have the same “y” sound
Black girl is a character that represents the idea of black women who hold grudges from past relationships Flat Character Black girl
Conflict: Person vs. Self Wish I could live with no fear The only thing holding the woman from being in a committed relationship is her fear. It’s a problem she has with herself. Conflict: Person vs. Self The only thing holding the woman from being in a committed relationship is her fear. It’s a problem she has with herself. Wish I could live with no fear
Repetion I wonder why I sit and cry wish I could shed all these tears I’m down and out I’ll keep on moving and tryna get out I don’t know how to move on Where I went wrond Wish I could live with no fear So down and out I’ll keep it moving and tyna get out somehow This repeats in the song because it is emphasizing the woman’s pain and struggle to be in a healthy relationship
Pun What I do is I channel my aggression with no cable or antenna He is playing with the meaning of channel, first using it to focus his aggression, then says cable or antenna having to do with channels on tv.
Personification Can buy more time for your ears to tell your heart to listen to it This is personification because nobody’s ears can talk, and nobody’s heart is capable of listening.