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A Country Song 'My Old Man' By Zac Brown Band
“My Old Man”
“My Old Man” is a country song written by Zac Brown Band. In the song he talks about how his father raised him, taught him, and made him who he is now. He expresses his grief and gratitude towards his father. The artist also demonstrates how he is now able to teach his own son, now that he knows how to from his father’s lessons. “My Old Man’s” theme is a warm father-son relationship.
There are many different literary devices that help to give the song a deeper meaning. Here are a few different examples. “He was a Giant, And I was just a kid.” This is a hyperbole because his father was not actually a giant, but the kid exaggerates to make him seem like one. This shows that the kid thinks he is a fatherly figure and acknowledges
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