My Old Man Figurative Language

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My old man, my father, my dad - everyone has a father whether they know who he is or never met him everyone has a father. Everyone that grew up with their father has at least one good memory of him. The song written by Zac Brown named My old man is about the fond memories between him and his father when he was growing and it is also how Zac is trying to be like his dad with his son. Zac shows his fond memories between him and his father in by the figurative language used and the word choice in this song.
In the first part of the song is Zac explains how he saw his dad when he was a kid. Zac said in the song that “He was a giant When I was just a kid” this part is very literal but also a metaphor. When Zac says his dad was a giant he means his dad was a big man there is no hidden meaning to this just what he said. Zac also said
I was always trying
To do everything he did I can still remember every lesson he taught me Growing up learning how to be like my old man (Zac Brown, lines 3-6)
These lines are about how Zac’s dad was his role model and like anyone does …show more content…

Zac explains a little more about what his father looks like or what a person can expect listening to this song when he says “Feel the callous on his hands And dusty overalls” These lines use a strong sense of visual and tactile imagery. Being able to see an old worn out old man with callous and dusty old overalls. Zac also says in this section that “Now I finally understand I have a lot to learn”. When Zac says this he comes to realize he still not even close to knowing to what his dad knows now. That's ok because his dad is a lot older than him but, it gives a feeling that Zac thinks he’ll never reach to what his dad is like. This section is very deep and in the song you can hear it Zac when explains what his dad looked like and his realization to show

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