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Figurative Language In Music

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Red"

Taylor Swift

"Losing him was blue, like I'd never known

Missing him was dark gray, all alone

Forgetting him was like trying to know

Somebody you never met

But loving him was red

Loving him was red"

The bolded words are an example of which of the following devices?


a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Symbolism

d)

Allusion

2.

“Let It Be” 

The Beatles

"And when the night is cloudy there is

still a light that shines on me

Shinin' until tomorrow, let it be

I wake up to the sound of music,

Mother Mary comes to me

Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

And let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?


a)

Personification

b)

Repetition

c)

Symbolism

d)

Alliteration

3.

"Nice For What"

Drake

"With your phone out,

gotta hit them angles

With your phone out,

snappin’ like you Fabo"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?


a)

Metaphor 

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

4.

“Concrete Jungle”

Bob Marley

"No sun will shine in my day today

The high yellow moon

won’t come out to play

I said darkness has covered my light,

And has changed my day into night, yeah"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?


a)

Symbolism

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

5.

“Titanium”

David Guetta 

"Ricochet, you take your aim

Fire away, fire away

You shoot me down but I won’t fall

I am titanium"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Symbolism

d)

Personification

6.

“Lose Yourself”

Eminem 

"His palms are sweaty, knees

weak, arms are heavy

There's vomit on his sweater

already, mom's spaghetti

He's nervous, but on the surface

he looks calm and ready"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?

a)

Repetition

b)

Personification

c)

Symbolism

d)

Rhyme

7.

“Firework”

Katy Perry 

"Baby, you're a firework

Come on, let your colors burst

Make 'em go, "Oh, oh, oh"

You're gonna leave 'em all in awe, awe, awe

Boom, boom, boom

Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

It's always been inside of you, you, you

And now it's time to let it through"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Rhyme

8.

“Killing In The Name” 

Rage Against The Machine

"Some of those that work forces

Are the same that burn crosses

Some of those that work forces

Are the same that burn crosses

Some of those that work forces

Are the same that burn crosses

Some of those that work forces

Are the same that burn crosses"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Alliteration

d)

Repetition

9.

“Cry Me a River”

Justin Timberlake 

"Now there’s just no chance, for you

and me, there’ll never be

No chance, you and me

And don’t it make you sad about it

Cry me a river"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Personification

d)

Symbolism

10.

“Flashing Lights”

Kanye West

"First class with the seat back I still see ya

In my past, you on the other side of the glass

Of my memory's museum

I'm just saying, hey Mona Lisa

Come home you know you can't roam

without Caesar"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?

a)

Allusion

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Symbolism

11.

“Thriller” 

Michael Jackson

"You try to scream but terror takes the

sound before you make it

You start to freeze as horror looks you

right between the eyes

You’re paralyzed

‘Cause this is thriller, thriller night"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?

a)

Personification

b)

Rhyme

c)

Metaphor

d)

Allusion

12.

“Stir Fry”

Migos

"For my dogs 'hind the wall, we gon' ball

when you free (ball)

Stop watchin' me, democracy, you

wanna copy me (you watchin')

Life is Monopoly, go cop me some

land and some property (property)"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

13.

“Money Trees”

Kendrick Lamar

"It go Halle Berry or hallelujah

Pick your poison tell me what you do

Everybody gon' respect the shooter

But the one in front of the gun lives

forever (the one in front of the gun

forever)"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?

a)

Symbolism

b)

Allusion

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Metaphor

14.

“Halo”

Beyonce

"Hit me like a ray of sun

Burning through my darkest night

You’re the only one that I want

Think I’m addicted to your light"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?

a)

Simile

b)

Allusion

c)

Symbolism

d)

Metaphor

15.

"Grenade"

Bruno Mars

"I'd catch a grenade for ya,

Throw my hand on a blade for ya,

I'd jump in front of a train for ya,

You know I'd do anything for ya"

The bolded words are an example of

which of the following devices?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Allusion

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile