Identifying Similes and Metaphors in Popular Music

What is the primary emotion expressed about relationships in the first section?

• Excitement

• Indifference

• Joy

• Distrust

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What metaphor is used to describe the state of being emotionally hurt?

• Broken vase

• Damaged roof

• Shattered glass

• Cracked mirror

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does the narrator express a desire for in the second section?

• Happiness

• Closure

• Revenge

• Isolation

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What does the narrator claim to provide during tough times?

• Silence

• Support

• Distance

• Criticism

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

How does the narrator describe their feelings towards someone in the third section?

• Fondness

• Admiration

• Resentment

• Confusion

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What type of relationship is emphasized towards the end of the narrative?

• Platonic

• Professional

• Familial

• Romantic

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

How does the narrator differentiate their relationship from love?

• More like strangers

• More like enemies

• More like colleagues

• More like siblings

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B