Using Songwriting Techniques in Your Writing

Ever heard a song that you haven’t been able to get out of your head for days? Well, who hasn’t? There are thousands of songs out there that achieved success across the world because they had the ability to crawl inside your head and get comfortable, not leaving the confines of your squish until they were ready.

A hit song works because it uses poetic devices that have mnemonic features. Some of these are melodic and some are found in the lyrics themselves. Mnemonic devices are patterns and associations that assist in remembering things, and clever professionals use them in subtle ways in pretty much every industry on the planet.

You can use the techniques that songwriters use to craft unforgettable lyrics in your own writing, whether it’s sales copy, fiction or just an office memo, to give them added power and memorability.