Poetic devices are not just used in poetry. They are used in songs as well. The song "Candle in the Wind," by Elton John, describes Elton John's feelings about Marilyn Monroe's life. "Candle in the wind," is famous world-wide for who it honors. I feel without the use of an unusual rhyme scheme, symbolism, and a simile the song would not have been as powerful of a message as it was.

Everyone has heard music before. Some have even been touched by it in their lifetime. When I listen to music, I try to understand the message that the artist is sending. My connotation of "Candle in the Wind" is Elton John is saying that Marilyn Monroe's life was not even her own. In the lines "And they whispered into your brain, They set you on the treadmill, And they made you change your name," I feel that...