Multiple similes are also used comparing how the guilt-ridden boyfriend will love his girlfriend and assure her of his devotion:"I love you like I've never felt the pain," "I love you like I've never been afraid." The “I love you” in the beginning of the sentence would also be referred to as an anaphora. "I love you 'til the sun dies" is a personification giving the sun the ability to die, proving to his girlfriend that his love is indefinite. Another example would be, “All my mistakes are slowly drowning me” personifying his mistakes, allowing them to personally demolish his life based on his previous decisions. Personification is also used when saying “The love is here and here to stay” incarnating love and giving it the ability to stay, reassuring his reunited ex-girlfriend that he still loves her. The words “I’ll wait” and “Just wait” are also examples of repetition that are reiterated for extended meaning towards the necessity of patience, when healing, after a poignant break up. The title: “Little Do You Know” is consistently repeated, in order to intensify the meaning behind their secretive feelings. The verses are similar to stanzas, but they vary in length meaning there is not an equal amount of lines in each.
Its ballad and beat is immersed with rhythm. The song uses a variety of rhetorical devices to prove its poetic element. They are individually singing the verses to each other, almost as if they are speaking to each other in a conversation. The duet is voiced by a real-life couple who poured their souls and emotions into the words they sang, making it poetry written from the heart.
This is clearly expressed by Alex & Sierra, in their song “Little Do You Know.” This song is a love ballad between two unsure lovers that have hurt each other in the past. Musical lyrics are definitely a viable form of poetry.