Figurative Language in Song Lyrics
Authored by Devon Lahr
English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
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.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
2.
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.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
3.
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.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
4.
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.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
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.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figurative language is the following lyric:
"Life is a highway."
-Rascal Flatts
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What figurative language is the following lyric:
"Said I’m so sick of love songs, so sad and slow"
-Ne-Yo "So Sick"
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
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