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Figurative Language in Popular Music

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

In Katy Perry's song Firework, there is a lyric which states, "do you ever feel like a plastic bag".


What is this an example of?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

2.

The lyric "Frozen fractals" from Idina Menzel's song Let It Go is an example of...

a)

Alliteration

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

3.

"Caught in a landslide" is an example of what?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

4.

"His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy

There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti".


The bolded words are examples of what?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme

c)

Hyberbole

d)

Simile

5.

"You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes".


The bolded words are an example of?

a)

Personification

b)

Repetion

c)

Rhyme

d)

Alliteration

6.

"Cause you know I’d walk a thousand miles

If I could just see you tonight.”


Which of these lyrics is an example of a hyperbole?

a)

You know I'd walk

b)

If I could just see you

c)

See you tonight

d)

Walk a thousand miles

7.

In these lyrics from Drops of Jupiter, what two types of figurative language can you see?


“Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance, five-hour phone conversation”

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Rhyme

d)

Onomatopoeia

8.

"Your voice was the soundtrack of my summer" is an example of....

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personifcation

d)

hyperbole

9.

"And the shadow of the day will embrace the world in grey," is an example of..

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

idiom

10.

"Tick tock on the clock," is an example of...

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

11.

"Ring-a-ling, here them ring," is an example of...

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

12.

"Said, I'm so sick of love songs, so sad and slow so..." is an example of

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

13.

"And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for a while."

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

pun

14.

"Baby now we've got bad blood"

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

15.

"We must be swift as the coursing river!"

a)

pun

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

alliteration

16.

3. My heart's a stereo

It beats for you, so listen close,

Hear my thoughts in every note

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

17.
"Hello from the other side
I must have called a thousand times."
Is an example of...
a)
hyperbole
b)
symbols
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
18.
"So let the light guide your way, yeah
Hold every memory as you go
And every road you take
Will always lead you home, home."
Is an example of...
a)
personification
b)
imagery
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbolw