Figurative Language Project-Kaleb Watkins, Kaymin Maio, De'Asia Taylor, Zaina Abukhudair, McKayla by Kaleb

Song Video & Lyrics

kaleblwatkins — 2025-01-28 18:42:28 UTC

https://genius.com/The-police-every-breath-you-take-lyrics

Irony

kaleblwatkins — 2025-01-28 18:42:48 UTC

Metaphor (Or other figurative language)

kaleblwatkins — 2025-01-28 18:43:11 UTC

One metaphor in this song is “Every breath you take, and every move you make.... I'll be watching you.” Basically, this is a metaphor because the singer can’t actually track all moves that the person they are obsessed with makes.

Zaina Abukhudair

Theme

kaleblwatkins — 2025-01-28 18:44:27 UTC

The main theme of this song is romantic complexity, possessiveness and jealousy. This song teaches its audience that unrequited love can turn into obsession instead of genuine love. (Kaleb Watkins)

Intended Audience

kaleblwatkins — 2025-01-28 18:44:42 UTC

The intended audience is for women who have been in a toxic relationship in the past or currently in one. The writer wants women to be aware of the signs of any toxic behavior in a relationship or after a breakup.

De'Asia Taylor

Anaphora

2025-01-30 18:53:53 UTC

the repeated phrase "every breath you take" creates a sense of obsessive watching and inescapable surveillance, which is central to the song's theme of a stalker-like obsession. Kaymin Maio