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Figurative Language (Music Lyrics)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Fight Song" by Rachel Platten

Like a small boat

On the ocean

Sending big waves

Into motion...

This is my fight song

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

2.

"Boom Clap" by Charlie XCX

Boom clap

The sound of my heart

the beat goes

on and on and on and on and

Boom clap

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopaeia

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

3.

"Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5

Moves like Jagger

I've got the moves like Jagger

I've got the moves like Jagger

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

4.

"Stereo Hearts" by Gym Class Heroes

My heart's a stereo

It beats for you, so listen close,

Hear my thoughts in every note

a)

Idiom

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

5.

"What About Us" by P!nk

We are searchlights, we can see in the dark

We are rockets, pointed up at the stars

We are billions of beautiful hearts

a)

Idiom

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

6.

"Sound of Silence" by Disturbed

Hello Darkness, my old friend

I've come to talk with you again

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

7.

"Million Reasons" by Lady Gaga

You're giving me a million

reasons to let you go

You're giving me a million

reasons to quit the show

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

8.

"Can't Stop That Feeling" by Justin Timberlake

I got that sunshine in my pocket

Got that good soul in my feet

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

9.

"Thriller" by Michael Jackson

You try to scream

But terror takes the sound before you make it

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

10.

"Love You Like a Love Song" by Selena Gomez

I want you to know, baby

I love you like a love song

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

11.

"Don't Fall Asleep at the Helm" by Sleeping with Sirens

All that I know is gone

All that I know is gone

Fall deeper and deeper,

the sirens are singing your songs.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

12.

"All Star" by Smash Mouth

I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

13.

"Happy" by Pharrell

I'm a hot air balloon that can go to space

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

14.

"Roar" by Katy Perry

'Cause I am a champion

You're gonna hear me ROAR...

Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar

a)

Alliteration

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

15.

"Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell

They paved paradise, put up a parking lot

With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot

a)

Alliteration

b)

Idiom

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile