Adele- Someone Like You

This song, Someone Like You, describes a recent breakup the singer Adele has had with her boyfriend, and how she is using the pain to make her a stronger person. The author of this piece is Adele, an English singer/songwriter who has won numerous awards as well as being awarded Artist of the Year by Billboard in 2011. The context of this piece is causal because Adele wrote this song after a breakup with her boyfriend, which was a very low point in her life and she was experiencing a jumble of emotions too strong to comprehend, so she decided to put a tune to them. The purpose for this song was to show to the world that Adele is not afraid of how she feels, and she is using this experience to make her stronger, especially when she states "never mind I'll find someone like you." The audience for whom this piece was written for was all of Adele's fans both in the UK and the USA who have ever been hurt by a loved one and need a song to give them courage. Within this song, Adele uses a plethora of rhetorical devices to persuade her audience that she is growing from this experience. The chosen use of repetition of the line "Never mind I'll Find Someone Like You" continuously reinforces the claim that Adele is a strong woman and she is not going to let one man ruin her chances at love forever. In addition, the use of metaphorical language throughout the song describes scenes well in her past love life to give the audience a depiction of how the relationship was. Finally, the repetition of "I wish nothing but the best for you" shows Adele's gratitude towards her past lover even though he found someone else. She is acting very mature in the situation, which establishes her credibility for, she is recognizing the other side. The use of pathos with the strong, emotional diction engages the audience because they can almost relate to in one way or another Adele's experience. Adele effectively accomplished her purpose because this song won a multitude of grammy's and awards, which display her success through writing a passionate, from the heart song.