Ben Gibbard Literary Devices

Songs are always open for interpretation. For example, a song can have a very happy rhythm yet have very sad words that create a much darker atmosphere than the beat leads us to believe. Another example is the very different views of literalists and contextualists. This song is about a growing boy losing his innocence or happiness through ways that are proven in the text. These pieces of proof will be expanded upon later, but the loss of an ‘inner child’ is evident when the artist, Ben Gibbard, uses literary devices like imagery, rhyming, and symbolism. The artist uses imagery as a transition between happy and sad within the song. From when he was a worriless child to a stressed adult causing a much darker undertone. This is