1. Move
By: Mercy Me
By: Taylor Prosser

2. Lyrics
Verse 1:
I'm not about to give up Gotta move gotta move to a different beat
Because I heard you say Gotta move gotta move to a different beat
There's gonna be brighter days
There's gonna be brighter days
I wont stop, I'll keep my head up
No, I'm not here to stay
There's gonna be brighter days
There's gonna be brighter days
Pre-Chorus:
I just might bend but wont break
As long as I can see your face
Chorus:
When life wont play along
And right keeps going wrong
And I can't seem to find my way
I know where I am found
So I wont let it drag me down
Oh, I'll keep dancing anyway
Post-Chorus:
I'm gonna move (move)
I'm gonna move (move)
I'm gonna move [gonna move]
Verse 2:
Ivegot to hold it steady
Keep my head in the game
Everything is about to change
Everything is about to change
This burdens getting heavy
But I'm not about to cave
Everything's about to change
There's gonna be brighter days
Bridge:
No matter what may come
Gottamove to a different drum
No matter what life brings
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3. Musical Devices
• End Rhyme
• Slant Rhyme
• Internal Rhyme
• Alliteration
• Assonance
• Consonance
• Onomatopoeia
• Refrain/Chorus
• Repetition

4. End Rhyme
• Proof….
“Because I heard you say
There’s gonna be brighter days.”
• Explain…
This is an end rhyme because in this line, the “ay” sound is
repeated in the words “say” and “day” at the end of the
lines.

5. Slant Rhyme
• Proof…
“I know where I am found
So I won’t let it drag me down.”
• Explain
This is a slant rhyme because the “oun” sound is repeated
in the words “found” and “down,” but the ending sounds
of the word are slightly different. In other words, the
words sort-of rhyme, but not exactly.

6. Consonance
• Proof…
“I just might bend but I won’t break”
• Explain…
This is a consonance because, in this line, the words
“bend,” “but,” and “break” all start with the letter “b” and
have the “b” sound.

7. Refrain (Chorus)
• Proof…
“When life won’t play along
and right keeps going wrong
and I can’t seem to find my way.
I know where I am found
So I won’t let it drag me down
Oh, I’ll keep dancin’ anyways.”
• Explain…
This is chorus because these lines are repeated in this song between
the lyrics.

8. Repetition
• Proof…
“I’m gonna move (move)
I’m gonna move (move).”
• Explain…
This is repetition because the words “I’m gonna
move” are repeated twice in a row.

9. Figurative Language
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Idiom
• Hyperbole
• Symbolism

10. Metaphor
• Proof…
“I’ve got to hold it steady
Keep my head in the game.”
• Explain…
This is a metaphor because it’s comparing life to
concentrating in a game. It’s saying that even when life
is hard, you have to concentrate and keep going, just like
you would if you were loosing in a game.

11. Symbolism
• Proof…
“I’ll keep dancing anyways.”
• Explain…
In this line, the words “I’ll keep dancing anyways”
symbolize that when life is hard, the author will keep his
head up an stay happy and dance even though things
are hard.

12. Idiom
• Proof…
“This hurt is getting heavy”
• Explain…
This is an idiom because hurt can’t really get
heavy.

13. Imagery
• Visual
• Hearing
• Taste
• Touch
• Smell

14. Hearing
• Proof…
“Because I heard you say”
• Explain…
This is hearing because the author is says
he is hearing somebody say something.

15. Visual
• Proof…
“As long as I can see your face”
• Explain…
This is visual because the author says he
can see somebody’s face.

16. Touch
• Proof…
“I’ve got to hold it steady”
• Explain…
This touch because the author is holding it
steady, and to do that you have to be
touching whatever “it” is.