Wake Me Up Before You Go Go” WHAM!我叫醒你去”之前砰.pptVIP

“Wake Me Up Before You Go Go” —WHAM! Literary Device Song Project Ms. McKee 08/22/10 Onomatopoeia “You put the boom boom into my heart” “Boom boom” is making reference to the sound of the speaker’s heart beat. Alliteration “You send my soul sky high when your lovin’ starts” The repetition of the consonant “s” draws the listener’s attention to the words and emphasizes the impact speaker’s lover has on him. Assonance “You send my soul sky high when your lovin’ starts” The use of the long “I” sound draws the audience’s attention to the words “sky high” and demonstrates the dramatic impact the speaker’s lover has on him. Allusion “Jitterbug into my brain” This makes reference to the Jitterbug, a 1940’s style swing dance, or to swing dancers, who were also known as Jitterbugs. This demonstrates, once again, the impact the speaker’s lover has on him. Onomatopoeia “Goes bang bang bang till my feet do the same” “Bang bang bang” is making reference to the sound of the speaker’s lover has on his brain. She makes his body want to start to move. Assonance “But something’s bugging me, something ain’t right” The “uh” sound in the first syllable of each word draws the listener’s attention to the fact that something is wrong with the speaker and that he is really bothered by something. Assonance “My best friend told me what you did last night” The “eh” sound in the first syllable of each word draws the listener’s attention to the lyrics. The person who informed the speaker was his closest friend! Repetition (The Chorus) “Wake me up before you go go / Don’t leave me hanging on like a yo-yo / Wake me up before you go go/ I don’t want to miss it when you hit that high…” The chorus is the most important part of the song. It is repeated to draw the listener’s attention to it and to force the listener to retain the information and think about it after the song is over. Repetition “Wake me up before you go go” “Go go” is repeated to put emphasis on the end of the next line with