Odd Lyric Question - 10/10/16 02:33 PM
I was speaking with a writer friend of mine about a style of speaking that we were looking at for lyrics. Does anyone know the term for when someone asks a question only to answer it themselves?
An example as said by one person...
"Do I want another hamburger? You know I do!"
"Am I going to have another hamburger? No I am not!"
The do this instead of just saying something like...
"I want another hamburger but I'm not going to have one."
What is this called? (I'm unable to answer it myself )
Personally, I call it annoying, but I'm fairly certain that's not the right term...only a description That being said, many people talk this way, so it may be useful in a song.
An example as said by one person...
"Do I want another hamburger? You know I do!"
"Am I going to have another hamburger? No I am not!"
The do this instead of just saying something like...
"I want another hamburger but I'm not going to have one."
What is this called? (I'm unable to answer it myself )
Personally, I call it annoying, but I'm fairly certain that's not the right term...only a description That being said, many people talk this way, so it may be useful in a song.