Throughout the song, “Single Ladies(Put a Ring on It)”, the singer, who is a 32 year old lady, is telling us that if you like something or believe in something, you should fight for it/ make a commitment but if you don’t, the thing you want will leave/disperse. The repeating of the line “if you like then you shoulda put a ring on it” shows us that the message is important. The symbol in this song it the ring. The ring represents commitment and or fighting for something you believe. The singer uses her lyrics to bring forth images and feelings to emphasize the meaning. For example, “Now put your hands up,up in the club, we just broke up,I'm doing my own little thing”, “Cause if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it.” These show us you should fight/commit before what you want disappears.