Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel

     There are lots of examples of songs that can also be looked at as poems; one of these songs would be Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel. There are many poetic devices in this song that state my case. The whole song is an example of an ode, it is written in tribute to someone, to Mrs. Robinson. The song contains allusion in the seventh stanza referring to Joe DiMaggio but this is also an example of symbolism, it explains that at the time the nation was looking for someone to look up to but all of their role models had disappeared. There is also many examples of onomatopoeia in this song like in the line "Coo, coo, ca-choo, Mrs. Robinson".  The song also contains examples of alliterations one of which was in the line "Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon". Also in the song the writer uses examples of figurative language which is not meant to be taken literally, one of these examples would be "Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes".
Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel

And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

We'd like to know a little bit about you for our files
We'd like to help you learn to help yourself
Look around you, all you see are sympathetic eyes
Stroll around the grounds until you feel at home

And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes
Put it in your pantry with your cupcakes
It's a little secret, just the Robinsons' affair
Most of all, you've got to hide it from the kids
Coo, coo, ca-choo, Mrs Robinson
Jesus loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)
God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon
Going to the candidates debate
Laugh about it, shout about it
When you've got to choose
Ev'ry way you look at it, you lose

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio
A nation turns its lonely eyes to you (Woo, woo, woo)
What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson
Joltin' Joe has left and gone away
(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)