imilarly to ‘Castle on the hill’, Sheeran uses first person language to resist barriers, freely telling his story. The use of various techniques helps to recount this toxic love affair that supposedly happened between him and Ellie Goulding. The use of rhyme is a major focal point when expressing Sheeran’s side of the story.
“Before a text message was the only
way to reach her
Now she's staying at my place and
loves the way I treat her
Singing out Aretha
All over the track like a
feature”
This rhyme is extremely catchy and emphasis his story, the repetition of sounds is more
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“If someone tells you to change yourself, tell them to go f*** themselves.” - Ed Sheeran
likely to provoke the audience to listen and remember. The use of metaphor is another technique used repeatedly throughout the piece. “She was only looking for a lover to burn” describes how Sheeran’s partner was using him for lust also portraying his strong perspective on the story. They were not looking for a committed partner, more of a friend with benefits type of relationship. “That heart is so cold” is another metaphor describing this partner. This person is cold, negative connation’s lead us to the conclusion that they may have been heartless and selfish, not thinking about Sheeran’s feelings.
Techniques such as alliteration are also used in the song to recount and entertain. “Baby, Bring” is an example of this. It also contains