Personification In All Of Me

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In 2013, American songwriter and singer John Legend released his solo song “All of Me”, which became his first ‘Hot 100’ number one single and won him numerous awards. The song was dedicated to his then-fiancée, model Chrissy Teigen, who he married that same year. The song is about his declaration of his love for her, and his full compassion and acceptance towards her imperfections. The theme of the song is that people should give the complete and best of themselves to those who hold significance in their life, embracing their flaws and all.
Based on the title, “All of Me”, even before the song begins one could infer this melody would be about giving all of himself towards something. In the song, he is giving all of himself to the woman he loves and proclaiming his adoration for her. He repeatedly tells of how he’ll give all of himself to her and she’ll give all of herself to him. This shows his deep devotion and worshipping of her.
In “All of Me,” there are numerous examples of personification. The first one is, “What would I do without your smart mouth?” He isn't saying that her mouth is smart, but that what comes out of it (her words) is smart. When he says, “What's going on in that beautiful mind,” he is voicing how he thinks her mind is beautiful, further contributing …show more content…

In the line, “I'm on your magical mystery ride,” by using alliteration, he is emphasizing the magicalness and mysteriousness of her. When he uses assonance, “I can't stop singing, it's ringing, in my head for you,” this shows his excessiveness of thinking about her and emphasizes his love for her. “You've got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down,” and “The world is beating you down,” are both good examples of assonance, too. For consonance, he uses “what would I do without your smart mouth?,” and “how many times do I have to tell you,”are also good examples that carry the same meaning of the alliteration and it’s

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