Poetic Devices In Songs

I Am A Rock by Simon and Garfunkel

A winter's day
In a deep and dark December;
I am alone,
Gazing from my window to the streets below
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

I've built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

Don't talk of love,
But I've heard the words before;
It's sleeping in my memory.
I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
If I never loved I never would have cried.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

I have my books
And my poetry to protect me;
I am shielded in my armor,
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock,
I am an island.

And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.

     The song I Am A Rock by Simon and Garfunkel is a song that contains many techniques also found in poetry. The title of the song, "I Am A Rock", itself is a metaphor. "In a deep and dark December" is a perfect example of alliteration. The author states he has his "books and poetry to protect" him which is clearly showing personification. The authour is symbolizing solitude when he has  "built walls, a fortress deep and mighty". The theme of the song is solitude which is shown by "I am alone...I have no need for friendship". An example of assonance is "hiding in my room, safe within my womb". It is in these ways that a song can also be considered a poem.