Figurative Language in Popular Song Lyrics

• Simile: Compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Metaphor: Directly compares two things by saying one thing is another thing. Does not use 'like' or 'as'

• Simile: Compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Metaphor: Directly compares two things by saying one thing is another thing. Does not use 'like' or 'as'

• Hyperbole: An exaggeration for effect

• Simile: Compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Metaphor: Directly compares two things by saying one thing is another thing. Does not use 'like' or 'as'

• Personification: Non-human things are given human qualities or characteristics.

• Personification: Non-human things are given human qualities or characteristics.

• Alliteration: The repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words.

• Hyperbole: An exaggeration for effect

• Simile: Compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Hyperbole: An exaggeration for effect

• Simile: Compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Metaphor: Directly compares two things by saying one thing is another thing. Does not use 'like' or 'as'

• Personification: Non-human things are given human qualities or characteristics.

• Simile: Compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate sounds.

• Alliteration: The repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words.

• Hyperbole: An exaggeration for effect

• Simile: Compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Metaphor: Directly compares two things by saying one thing is another thing. Does not use 'like' or 'as'

• Simile: Compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Metaphor: Directly compares two things by saying one thing is another thing. Does not use 'like' or 'as'

• Personification: Non-human things are given human qualities or characteristics.