Song Analysis

   The Lonely by Christina Perri is a song that contains many poetic devices because it is a very profound song. One thing that I found that Christina Perri uses to draw attention to loneliness and its growing effect is assonance with the long and short o sounds;
"Too afraid to go inside
for the pain of one more loveless night
cause the loneliness will stay with me
and hold me till I fall asleep"
    Also, personification is very present in this song. Throughout the song Christina refers to loneliness as the lonely and singing about is as if it is a human. She tells us about the lonely dancing, crying, and letting someone or something go to let the lonely in. So, Christina Perri uses personification to make the listeners really feel how strong loneliness really is, strong enough to be portrayed as a person.
 
   Lastly, Christina Perri uses imagery to illustrate how loneliness makes a person feel. She describes herself as a ghost, a shell, broken pieces, and how loneliness follows her and fills her heart. All of these things show how loneliness changes how one acts, looks, and feels. Loneliness is a surrounding emotion that can definitely shatter one's moral. Overall, Christina Perri uses assonance, personification, and imagery to make the listeners understand what she is feeling and what loneliness is doing to her.