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Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus

I chose “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus to analyze for my blog post. Towards the very beginning, I noticed that she says, “Hopped off the plane at LAX”. The “O” sound in “Hopped” and “off” are the same, this is an example of an assonance. I also found an alliteration when she says, “My tummy's turnin'”. The corresponding T’s create this sound pattern.

She uses a metaphor in the chorus when she says, “and the butterflies fly away”. She is referring to when someone has “butterflies in their stomach” and she says this to say that she is comfortable now. During the bridge of the song, I noticed a lot of repeating vowel sounds, causing an assonance.
Feel like hoppin' on a flight (On a flight)
Back to my hometown tonight (Town tonight)
This helps this verse have an ease to it to lead the song into the last chorus.

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