Figurative Language with Song Lyrics PL 1-2

"When we were younger and free,

I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet." Is an example of...

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• imagery

"Hello from the other side

I must have called a thousand times."

Is an example of...

• hyperbole

• symbols

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

"Just like a moth drawn to a flame

Oh, you lured me in, I couldn't sense the pain."

Is an example of...

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• imagery

"Everybody loves the things you do

From the way you talk to the way you move

Everybody here is watching you

'Cause you feel like home

You're like a dream come true."

Is an example of...

• simile

• personification

• rhyme

• cliche

What is personification?

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together
• a nonliving thing is given human characteristics
• an exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is a metaphor?

• words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
• an exaggeration
• comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another thing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is alliteration?

• words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
• repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together
• comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another thing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is hyperbole?

• an obvious exaggeration
• a comparison between two unlike things using like, as, than, or resembles
• the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is onomatopoeia?

• words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
• a nonliving thing is given human characteristics
• use of words to imitate sounds

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

“I’d catch a grenade for you

Throw my head on a blade for you

I’d jump in front of a train for you.”

Is an example of....

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration