Umbrella

In the song "Umbrella" by Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, the artist use an anaphora to get her point across that she will always be there for her fired and they will protect each other like an umbrella which brings me to my next point. Metaphors are used in this song quite a bit. The rain is all the problems in the world that her friend is being faced with. The umbrella that Rihanna refers to is the protection that Rihanna has for her friend. I feel that these metaphors help make the song more personable and understandable. Rihanna consistently uses words that mean lasting or forever throughout her song. She does so to let her friend that no matter how bad the rain (all problems) is that Rihanna will always have her back. 
     In the song "Umbrella" by Rihanna feat. Jay-Z, the artists uses anaphoras and metaphors to get her point across and to give an example that isn't real but is related to the hardships her friend is facing. I feel that the usage of these two devices were crucial in the song. The metaphor of rain to problems was consistently used in almost every stanza. This emphasizes the rain and umbrella to the rest world problems and her relationship with whomever she is talking to. 


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