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The song "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus is about self-love and independence. Miley wrote the song after finalizing her divorce from her now ex-husband Liam Hemsworth ("Flowers"). With this background in mind, I believe that Miley Cyrus is the speaker along with Liam Hemsworth being the intended audience. You could also argue that Miley is the audience herself; however, I feel that Liam is the more obvious choice. The song serves a purpose to not only throw shade at Miley's ex-husband but to also serve as a self-empowering message. Going off of this, I would say the subject of this song is a combination of self-love and moving on. The tone throughout the music video and the lyrics seem to be happy or content.

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Miley Cyrus acting as the speaker attempts to tell her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth that she doesn't need him anymore to make her happy. She uses the appeals of logos and ethos in the lyrics and the appeals of ethos and pathos in the video to get this message across. In analyzing the lyrics and video, it appears that their use of appeals is effective in convincing their intended audience.

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Flowers Lyrics: We were good, we were gold / Kinda dream that can't be sold / We were right 'til we weren't / Built a home and watched it burn / Mm, I didn't wanna leave you, I didn't wanna lie

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The use of pathos in the lyrics of "Flowers" can be detected in both the lyrics themselves and the tone in Miley's voice. In the beginning, Miley says, "We were good, we were gold/ Kinda dream that can't be sold." These two lines might give the listener an initial feeling of happiness until they realize Miley is talking in the past tense. With understanding the background of the song and observing the use of past tense, these lines give a feeling of disappointment and almost regret. Miley seems to look back on the relationship and view it as a perfect image even though she knows how it will end. The tone she uses while singing these lyrics almost reminds me of someone that is dwelling on the past. Miley will later repeat the line "I can buy myself flowers" which gives a feeling of self-empowerment. She no longer needs him to do simple things like buying her flowers when she can do it herself. She goes on listing different things she can do on her own and then ends the chorus with "I can love me better than you can." The lyrics almost seem to throw shade at Liam while also allowing Miley to empower herself.

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One way Miley Cyrus uses the appeal of logos in her song "Flowers" is by taking real-life events and twisting them into lyrics. An example of this is the line "Built a home and watched it burn" which references Miley and Liam's Malibu house that burned down in 2018 (Veloso). It is said that the fire played a big role in their decision to get married (Donaldson). These lyrics not only hint at the real-life burnt house but also their connection together. They took their time in building a relationship together to just watch it fall apart in the end. Another example can be seen in the line "I didn't want to lie". Miley is known to be very open and truthful with her followers. She has even said people can call her many things but a liar is not one of them (Veloso). This line could be interpreted as her not wanting to lie anymore regarding her feelings about the relationship.

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Miley Cyrus uses her outfits, expressions, and movements to show the appeal of logos in her music video. Using background knowledge of the song, these examples show the reality of breakups and what happens after them.

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Miley uses her actions to appeal to ethos in her music video. This example shows her as a person and her character.

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Miley uses her expressions and movements to show the appeal of pathos in her music video. Viewers are able to connect with the video because of the emotion expressed.

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I believe the song "Flowers" allows Miley Cyrus as the speaker to reach her intended audience, Liam Hemsworth. The song effectively uses the different appeals of pathos, logos, and ethos to send a message to Liam and empower Miley. Both pathos and logos appeals are used in the lyrics to demonstrate Miley moving on from her past relationship along with focusing on herself. All 3 appeals, pathos, logos, and ethos, are used in the music video to further demonstrate Miley's independence and self-reliance.

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Donaldson, Laura. “Miley Cyrus Got Real About Liam Hemsworth Divorce: What 'Flowers' Star Said.” Newsweek, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2023, https://www.newsweek.com/miley-cyrus-husband-liam-hemsworth-divorce-flowers-lyrics-1775289.

“Flowers (Miley Cyrus Song).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 May 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_(Miley_Cyrus_song).

“Miley Cyrus – Flowers.” Genius, 2023, https://genius.com/Miley-cyrus-flowers-lyrics.

Veloso, Lea. “Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' Lyrics & New Album Hint She Divorced Liam Hemsworth after He Cheated on Her-Read the Song's Meaning.” StyleCaster, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2023, https://stylecaster.com/miley-cyrus-flowers-lyrics/.