and. 'N Sync also uses hyperbole in its phrase, "I'm going crazy without you". This part of a song is a typical phrase used by many people, which allows the listeners to understand easily. Because it is like a cliche, most people won't take it seriously. Using hyperbole in songs makes it sound a little more odd than usual, which in return makes the listeners think, and the Backstreet Boys did just that. Secondly, the use of irony in the song by the Backstreet Boys is more effective than 'N Sync. In Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely, a part of the song goes "How can it be you're asking me to feel the things you never show". Again the Backstreet Boys make the listeners think for a while, but also allowing them to understand what they are trying to say. Because this ironical statement is it's true it allows the song to become more lifelike. In I Want You Back, it states "It's hard to make things I did undone". Here, 'N Sync uses Irony to confess the mistakes the person made. It makes it sound too obvious, like an excuse used over and over. Backstreet Boys used irony in order to express things that are outgoing but true. Thirdly, paradox is used in both songs by Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. Backstreet Boys used paradox in their line, "Nights of light so soon to come". This line doesn't really make sense, because there is no such thing as light in night. But if thought through thoroughly the line has a meaning; where there is darkness, light will come. This use of words is truly
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