"Skyscraper" Lesson Questions

Read the lines below.

Skies are crying, I am watching

Catching teardrops in my hands

Only silence, as it's ending

Like we never had a chance

Do you have to make me feel like

There's nothing left of me?

What is the effect of using personification in the first stanza?

• It is raining.

• It sets a depressing tone for the opening of the song.

• It shows that skies cannot really cry.

• It emphasizes a struggle taking place.

Read the lines below.

12 I will be rising from the ground

13 Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper

What type of figurative language is used in lines 12 - 13?

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Read the lines below.

12 I will be rising from the ground

13 Like a skyscraper, like a skyscraper

What does the comparison in lines 12-13 mean?

• It encourages the listener to rise up against whatever is bringing you down.

• It brightens the tone of the song.

• It encourages the listener to be themselves.

• It encourages the listener to always be kind to others.

Read the line below.

24 Go on and try to tear me down

What does Demi Lovato mean?

• She is expecting another struggle.

• She is not afraid to get in a fight.

• It shows that she is standing up for herself.

• She wants to rebuild the relationship.