Poetic Devices In Pilgrim Ap Language

Music is found to often tell a story or sooth you. It’s meant to connect with you in ways only you can relate to. In Mø’s song “Pilgrim”, she is singing about getting away from society and to go somewhere quiet, where you can hear your own thoughts and try to discover some greater truths about life. Throughout the song Mø sings “let go and get a hold of it”, but what she means is letting go in terms of getting rid of the bad stuff in your life that has caused you stress and getting a hold of the good things that make you happy and enjoy life. In Pilgrim by Mø, the theme desire to escape is conveyed through the use of atypical words and poetic elements such as repetition metaphor/simile and imagery. One poetic element Mø uses throughout the

A metaphor she uses in the song is when she says “Old, wise river take me to the sea, breathe free” (6). She is comparing her thoughts to the flow of a river, and the belief when you get older, you get wiser, and the sea is her freedom. She is hoping that her mind will take her away and ultimately be her savior from society. What I found interesting about this song is that she used an actual event that occurred in history. In the song, she stated “Like Pilgrims on the Camino” (8), she’s referring to the El Camino de Santiago where there were many pilgrimages to see the burial site of St. James in Galicia in Northern Spain. This is a simile because she’s comparing the freedom of her mind and how much she’s longing to get away from society to a long journey, especially one undertaken as a quest or has a significant

In the song, the singer says “and shiver to your bones” (18), I can image someone being really scared and it physically shakes the person. The pressures that come from society, what you have to do in order for people to like you, would definitely shake someone who isn’t conforming to societies norms. When society tells you that you can’t do things you shouldn’t pay it any mind and ultimately be yourself and do things that make you happy. When a person would say “shiver to your bones”, they’re basically trying to frighten and stop you from achieving your goals or whatever makes you happy. Also, when she says “Warriors on the ground” (3), I can picture strong, charismatic people being ridiculed and laughed at by many because they want to become something and stick out from the