Songs in our generation convey a large variety of meanings, this particular song, “House that Build Me” effectively conveys its theme and tone through a series of literary techniques. This song shares the story of a young girl who ventures out into the real world only to realize that she has lost her way. She feels distant and broken inside and realizes that there is only one way to fix this emptiness. She then goes to visit her very first home where all her fondest memories were made only to find that it is now someone else’s home. She implores the current resident of the home to let her in and assure her that she comes with the purest of intentions. As she walks around the house she realizes where she came from, as well as the values and dreams she was raised with.
The very first literary device used is one of personification, used in the verse “From the house that built me.” This line, if interpreted literally, states that the house physically built the speaker. However, if this same line is interpreted figuratively, is reads that the house is such a big part of her memory and childhood that it is the foundation of who she is today. Throughout the song, the artist speaks of a house that she is visiting. This house is a symbol used to represent her roots and all the thing life used to consist of that are now gone. This could be representative of family that passed, morals that were compromised, or perhaps a negative change in one’s own personality. There are very few rhymes throughout the lyrics of this song, therefore when one does exist, it emphasizes the meaning of that very verse in the song. Which in this case would be ““Plans were drawn and concrete poured’ and nail by nail and board by board,” which conveys the message that the house has irreplaceable emotional value. “Out here it's like I'm someone else, I thought that maybe I could find myself,” his verse