Literary Terms in Music

In "Grenade" by Bruno Mars he sings,

"Take, take, take it all, but you never give."

What type of figurative language is used in the lyrics?

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Alliteration

• Personification

Post Malone said,

"For the money, I'm a savage."

What type of figurative language is found in the lyrics?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Irony

• Allusion

"The pictures that you sent me, they're still living in my phone..."

5 Seconds of Summer chose what type of literary device to use in their lyrics?

• Is it Friday yet?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Bjork sings "You fall in love! Zing! Boom! You shout and you yell! Zing! Boom!"

She uses the literary device, _________________, to express her feelings of love.

• Onomatopoeia

• Allusion

• Oxymoron

• Simile

Alanis Morissette says that "It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife" in her song filled with this type of literary device.

• Idiom

• Oxymoron

• Simile

• Irony

The definition of ____________________ is:

When the same letter or sound occurs at the beginning of closely connected words.

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Juxtaposition

In the song WOW the lyrics say, "Last call, Hail Mary, Prescott touchdown."

Post Malone referenced Dak Prescott by using __________________________ in his lyrics to show his love as a Dallas Cowboy's fan.

• Allusion

• Oxymoron

• Juxtaposition

• Who are you calling a moron?

Jay Z and Alicia Keys sang about New York and called it a "concrete jungle." This is an example of ________________________.

• Irony

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

• Juxtaposiion

When Green Day sings,

"Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go.."

This lyric is an example of _________________.

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Allusion

"Wolf's in sheep's clothing" is a lyric in Bruno Mars song, Runaway Baby.

This is also an example of ____________________.

• Metaphor

• Juxtaposition

• Personification

• Idiom