Irony

Dont think I Dont Think about it- Darius Rucker

Don't think i don't wonder 'bout
Could've been should've been all worked out
I know what i felt and i know what i said
But don't think i don't think about it

This song is a good example of the usage of the literary device, Irony. This song has irony because this guy is trying to change how the girl thinks and irony is the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. The literal meaning being that the girl in his life thinks he doesnt care and never thinks about what they could have been but he wants her too know that he does think about it. For example, "I know what i felt and i know what i said, but dont think i dont think about it", he must have told her how he felt and he must have cheated or something and told her he loved her but she just cuts him off.


Who says you cant go home- Sugerland

Ive spent 20 years tryin to get out of this place
I was lookin for somethin i couldn't replace
I was runin away from the only thing I've ever known
who says you cant go home


Who says you cant go home is a great example of a song with irony in it. This song is about someone who has longed to move far away from home but then goes away and misses home alot. For example, " Ive spent 20 years trying to get out of this place", they couldnt wait to move away but in reality they needed to move far away just to see how much they love home. This is irony because the orginial focus of this person was to move far away but then changes and says, "Who says you cant go home?".