Figurative Language
"Firework" by Katy Perry
1 "Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind wanting to start again?"
It means you feel like you need to start over in life and try again. Sometimes you feel lost and no idea where you are going just like a thrown away bag in the wind.
3 "Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin like a house of cards one blow from caving in?"
Simile
It means that you feel as if you're as thin as a house of cards because people make you feel weak and insecure.
2 "Cause there's a spark in you."
Metaphor
There isn't an actual spark within you, it means that you can use the small part of something, like a spark, into something big, like a fire.
4 "Let your colors burst!"
Metaphor
It means you are fantastic and you have to let people know about your worth instead of keeping it hidden.
5 "So you can open a door that leads you to the perfect road."
Metaphor
There isn't actually a door that leads you to the road perfect for you, it means that you can chose your own path instead of letting people chose it for you.
7 "You just gotta ignite the light and let it shine."
Metaphor
You don't actually have a light in yourself that you can let shine, it means that the shine is you and you can let yourself be you.
10 " 'Cause baby you're a firework!"
Metaphor
It means that you can be amazing and you shouldn't hold in your talent anymore, you should let it out.
8 "Boom, Boom, Boom!"
Onomatopoeia
When you say boom it sounds like the noise of something exploding.
9 "Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon!"
Alliteration
the 'mo' sound is repeated
6 "Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow."
Simile
Your heart isn't literally going to glow you'll just know when it's time for you to let people know about the true you.