Songs Analysis Activity 2020-21

Which word in the song means 'a support, a foundation or a base'?

You put me on a pedestal and tell me I'm the best

Raise me up into the sky until I'm short of breath.

How many conjunctions are used in the above lines from the song?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

But what if I, what if I trip?

What if I, what if I fall?

Identify the figure of speech.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• repetition

I had big dreams of doin' shows and making memories.

Which figure of speech is used twice in the above lines?

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• repetition

Lifting me up (lifting me up), lifting me up (yeah)

And tearing me down (down), tearing me down (down, down),

Identify the figure of speech in these lines.

• onomatopoeia

• contrast

• alliteration

• personification

If a person has a chip on their shoulder, which of the following they are NOT feeling?

• angry

• unfairly treated

• upset

• satisfied

I'll take responsibility for everything I've done.

Which tenses have been used in the given line?

Click on multiple answers.

• Simple Future Tense

• Present Perfect Tense

• Simple Present Tense

• Future Continuous Tense

Fill me up with confidence, I say what's in my chest

Spill my words and tear me down until there's nothing left

Rearrange the pieces just to fit me with the rest.

What type of sentences are these?

• Interrogative

• Imperative

• Assertive

• Exclamatory

I had a chip on my shoulder, had to let it go

'Cause unforgiveness keeps them in control

I came in with good intentions then I let it go

And now I really wanna know.

Identify the rhyme scheme.

• AAAB

• ABAA

• AABA

• ABAB

Rearrange the following words to make a line from the song.

until / spill / there is / my words / down / nothing / and / tear me / left.