Analyzing "Beautiful"

The song "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera is filled with many poetic devices. Christina Aguilera uses cacophony in every other line to create a harsh affect. She sings "Then suddenly it's hard to breathe […] From all the pain, I'm so ashamed. In the same lyrics she also uses sibilance in suddenly, and ashamed. Beautiful contains assonance with many different vowel sounds including the ō sound in the line "So consumed in all your doom" The verse "We are beautiful no matter what they say [..] We are beautiful in every single way […] So don't you bring me down today", is an example of an end rhyme. Beautiful is full of repetition on phrases like "bring me down", "No matter what we", "are beautiful" and others. 

Poetic devices are used throughout the song to generate a deeper and more significant meaning. Christina Aguilera uses cacophony in every other line for a harsh affect that emphasizes the hurt that Aguilera feels from others' opinions and words. She uses assonance to express the good when people come back stronger and conquer their enemies. This assonance in the song "Beautiful" paints this art of the words being beautiful which lead to the songs meaning. Repetition is used Aguilera to emphasize the theme that everyone is beautiful if they believe in themselves. Aguilera uses enjambments in the beginning of the song to create a serious, hesitant voice. Overall "Beautiful" is a powerful and passionate song that is supported by optic devices. 

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