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What poetic devices are used in the song ‘All you need is Love’ by the Beatles?


There’s a lot of repetition, used for emphasis, as well as a partial reversal of the phrase "all you need is love" in the chorus to "love is all you need". In some lines there is assonance used as well.

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2 Responses to “What poetic devices are used in the song ‘All you need is Love’ by the Beatles?”

  1. The Beatles :) says:
    February 15, 2010 at 4:29 am

    repetition.

    end rhyme.

    couplet?

    sorry thats all i got. hope i helped a litttle bit.
    References :

  2. Eric says:
    February 15, 2010 at 4:34 am

    There’s a lot of repetition, used for emphasis, as well as a partial reversal of the phrase "all you need is love" in the chorus to "love is all you need". In some lines there is assonance used as well.
    References :

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