WorksheetsFigurative Language In Music
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
"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?
Simile
Personification
Symbolism
Allusion
“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?
Personification
Repetition
Symbolism
Alliteration
"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?
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
“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?
Symbolism
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Personification
“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?
Simile
Metaphor
Symbolism
Personification
“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?
Repetition
Personification
Symbolism
Rhyme
“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?
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Rhyme
“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?
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Repetition
“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?
Simile
Hyperbole
Personification
Symbolism
“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?
Allusion
Simile
Personification
Symbolism
“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?
Personification
Rhyme
Metaphor
Allusion
“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?
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
“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?
Symbolism
Allusion
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
“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?
Simile
Allusion
Symbolism
Metaphor
"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?
Hyperbole
Allusion
Alliteration
Simile
