Figurative Language with Taylor Swift

Multiple Select

What are the key words for a simile?

• like

• as

• are

• is

Multiple Choice

Is the following lyric an example of a simile and why?

"And he's passing by, rare as the glimmer of a comet in the sky."

• yes, because it uses as

• yes, because it uses like

• no

Multiple Choice

Is the following lyric a metaphor?

"I’m a crumpled up piece of paper lying here"

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Is the following lyric an example of alliteration?

"Balancing on breaking branches"

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Is the following lyric an example of hyperbole?

"But I know you're not scared of anything at all."

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Is the following lyric an example of personification?

"I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright; they say I don't know"

• yes

• no

Multiple Select

Select ALL words that would count as an onomatopoeia.

• Boom

• Crash

• Loop

• Clap

Multiple Choice

PART A: Select the type of figurative language used in the following lyric:

"You are a mansion with a view."

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

PART B: What does the author mean when they say "you are a mansion with a view"?

• The person the author is talking about has a nice house on the lake.

• The person the author is talking about is beautiful on the inside and out.

• The author is literally talking about a large house in a scenic area.

• The author dreams of owning a big house one day.

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in the following lyric?

"You call me up again just to break me like a promise."

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

Multiple Choice

What TWO types of figurative language are used in the following lyric?

"time flies, messy as the mud on your truck tires"

• metaphor and simile

• simile and alliteration

• hyperbole and onomatopoeia

• onomatopoeia and alliteration

Multiple Choice

What TWO types of figurative language are being used in the following lyric?

"our song is a slammin' screen door"

• metaphor and onomatopoeia

• metaphor and alliteration

• repetition and simile

• simile and alliteration

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is used in the following lyric?

"I'm a mirrorball, I can change everything about me to fit in."

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language is being used in the following lyric?

"My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue."

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• onomatopoeia