Figurative Language in Song Lyrics

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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
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Yolanda Castaneda
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figurative language is the following lyric:
"Cookin' MC's like a pound of bacon!"
-Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby"
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figurative language is the following lyric:
"You're my kryptonite."
-One Direction "One Thing"
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figurative language is the following lyric:
"Black, black, black and blue. Beat me 'til I'm numb."
-Bruno Mars "Grenade"
Personification
Metaphor
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figurative language is the following lyric:
Dry lightning cracks across the skies."
-Carrie Underwood "Blown Away"
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figurative language is the following lyric:
"Some kind of madness is swallowing me whole."
-Muse "Madness"
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figurative language is the following lyric:
"Paint the picture of the perfect place."
-One Republic "All the Right Moves"
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figurative language is the following lyric:
"I've been wandering the desert for a thousand days."
-Selena Gomez "A Year Without Rain"
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.5
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