Butterfly Effect Literary Devices

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Travis Scott's song “Butterfly Effect” is about his new life and his love for his new Lamborghini Huracan. He talks about how he can never go back to his old life because of how much money he is making. He uses similes, metaphors, alliterations and slang to help describe that he loves his new life and his lamborghini. Also in his song he is cocky and showing of all his cash and chains, he also has made lots a new friends and it's clear that he doesn't want to go back. In Travis Scott's song Butterfly effect he uses literary devices to make his song clear. In the first part of the song the chorus he uses a simile. ´´M&Ms, sweet like candy cane´´. This is comparing M&M's and candy cane using a simile to compare these candy. After the chorus

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