Literary Devices In Michael Jackson's Song, Smooth Criminal

In Michael Jackson’s song, “Smooth Criminal,” he talks about Annie getting murdered in her own bedroom as he is a witness to the scene. As you may know, he is one of the greatest song artist and dancer ever known, so he makes the song more meaningful than just the words in the song. Throughout the whole song the phrase “Annie are you ok?” is repeated a lot showing that she is hurt and not responding. The murderer left evidence of blood, but they will never know who did it. The overall theme or message in this song is doing important things while you can before you lose them. There are five literary devices in this song that include: metaphors, hyperbole, imagery, and refrains. The metaphor is, “As he came into the window/It was the sound of