Poetic Devices in Music

What kind of figurative language is used in the lyrics below?

"When I met you girl my heart went knock, knock"

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

What does the example of onomatopoeia show?

"When I met you girl my heart went knock, knock"

• To show what his heart sounded like.

• To show that he is knocking on someones door.

• To encourage you to knock before entering a room.

What kind of figurative language is used in the lyrics below?

"You, with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me."

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

What does the simile mean?

"You, with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me."

• To show that she was attacked.

• To show that words hurt.

• To show that she is violent.

What kind of figurative language is used in the lyrics below?

"You're a firework"

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

What does the metaphor mean?

"You're a firework"

• To show that you are boring.

• To show that you have a great personality.

• To show that you are mean.

What kind of figurative language is used in the lyrics below?

"I'd catch a grenade for you"

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

What does the hyperbole mean?

"I'd catch a grenade for you"

• He is angry.

• He wants to get away from her.

• He would risk his life for her.

What kind of figurative language is used in the lyrics below?

"You've got my heartbeat running away."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

What does the example of personification mean?

"You've got my heartbeat running away"

• You are breaking my heart.

• You are making my heart beat fast.

• You have a piece of my heart.