Figurative Language in Songs

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• repetition

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Answer explanation

repetition of the same word over and over

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Move slow, cause you wanna live fast, life is a test

• repetition

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

Answer explanation

life is compared to a test

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

All these karats like I'm a vegetarian

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

singer is comparing themselves to a vegetarian

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Boom ba doom ba boom ba doom boom bass

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

the word "boom" mimics its sound

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

I'd rather be with you, I'll be right by your side til 3005

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Answer explanation

It is an exaggeration -- the singer will not actually be there in the year 3005

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Tick-tock on the clock, but the party don't stop

• repetition

• symbolism

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

the word "tick-tock" sounds like the sound of a clock

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I can feel your energy from two planets away

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• simile

Answer explanation

They are exaggerating

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Life is a beach, I'm just playing in the sand

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

Answer explanation

life is compared to a beach

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Boy, you got my heart beat running away, beating a drum

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

hearts can't actually run, but people can

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

My heart's a stereo; it beats for you so listen close

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

Answer explanation

the heart is being compared to a stereo (radio)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D