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Colorblind Literary Devices

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“Colorblind” is a song-poem by counting crows. Adam Duritz from Counting Crows uses literary devices in the lyric poem "Colorblind" to convey the theme to be yourself and open up. The theme of being yourself and opening yourself to others is one of many themes in the poem. For example, the text states “I am taffy stuck and tongue-tied.” This is a metaphor conveying that he/she doesn't know what to say to others. He/she doesn’t want to open up to others. In addition, the text states “Pull me out from inside.” This line shows that he is ready to open up to others and is willing to tell everyone what he feels. Furthermore, the phrase “I am ready” is repeated 9 times. This repetition shows that he is ready to open up but needs a helping hand.
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