I really think that this song represents that life is sweet, yet very harsh. I think it also represents that you are you, yet from day to day you change yourself to be who everyone else wants you to be; but underneath it all you're still you. I think that the artist does do a really good job at representing this, although the song is a little difficult to decipher because it can mean a lot of different things. The song was most likely written to depict the struggle in everyday life. People try so hard to impress everyone else when all they need to be is themselves.
I think the most important literary device in the song actually involves the name of the song. The very first line of the song says "'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony -- this life," and it's a metaphor. I think that it represents that in the end your life will be like a song that is sweet. But at the same time, I really believe that they used this metaphor to represent irony. The whole time the song is talking about how life is about being something you're not, and ironically in the end it's a "bittersweet" symphony. So the song is very ironic but also very powerful in what it represents.
You should always be yourself, and change for no one.
-Taylor
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