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Literary devices in music

Authored by Robert Jurgens

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 6+ times

Literary devices in music
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"I know nobody to blame, Kurt Cobain. I did this to myself."

Figurative Language
Repetition
Allusion
Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"We could fight a war for peace
(Ooh woo, I'm a rebel just for kicks, now)
Give in to that easy living
Goodbye to my hopes and dreams
Stop flipping for my enemies"

Irony
Personfication
Anaphora
Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Ain't no sunshine when she's gone."

Motif
Symbolism
Hyperbole
Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Her eyes, her eyes, make the stars look like they're not shining."

Personication
Hyperbole
Tone
Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Running out of pages in your passport,
Hanging with some girls I've never seen before."
Is an example of...

a metaphor for being wasteful
a metaphor for traveling a lot
a simile for being wasteful
a simile for traveling a lot

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Your whole team rats, your CEO is Master Splinter."
This is referencing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which is an...

allusion
simile
metaphor
irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation,
And it looks like I'm the queen.
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried!"
Is an example of...

imagery
metaphor
allitertation
onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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