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Learning Figurative Language with Song Lyrics. Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language . . Similes and Metaphors. Simile - A comparison of two things using “like” or “as ” “You’re as cold as ice” (“Cold As Ice”, Foreigner)
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Learning Figurative Language with Song Lyrics Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.
Similes and Metaphors • Simile - A comparison of two things using “like” or “as” • “You’re as cold as ice” (“Cold As Ice”, Foreigner) • Metaphor - A comparison of two things which are not alike without using “like” or “as” • “Your love is a symphony” (“Your Love Is A Song”, Switchfoot)
Simile or Metaphor? • “She’s like a song played again and again” –”Replay”, Sean Kingston • Simile!
Simile or Metaphor? • “You are the thunder, and I am the lightning” – “Naturally”, Selena Gomez • Metaphor!
Other Types of Figurative Language • Personification - A figure of speech in which a thing, quality, or idea is represented as a person • “The moonlight dancin’ off your skin” (“History In The Making”, Darius Rucker)
Other Types of Figurative Language • Hyperbole - Exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally • “Cause I’m worth a million, ga-zillion, fa-fillion dollars” (“Number One Spot”, Ludacris)
Other Types of Figurative Language • Onomatopoeia - Formation of a word by imitating the natural sound of the object or action involved • “I got that boom, boom, boom” (“Boom Boom Pow”, Black Eyed Peas)
Personification, Hyperbole, or Onomatopoeia? • “You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes” - “Thriller”, Michael Jackson • Personification!
Personification, Hyperbole, or Onomatopoeia? • “Tick! Tock! on the clock but the party don’t stop” – “TikTok”, Ke$ha • Onomatopoeia!
Personification, Hyperbole, or Onomatopoeia? • “You would not believe your eyes if ten million fireflies lit up the world as I fell asleep” – “Fireflies”, Owl City • Hyperbole!
Review Time!! • Number a piece of paper 1-10. • Identify the type of figurative language used.
1. “Steady as a preacher, Free as a weed” • “American Honey”, Lady Antebellum
2. “Cause you know I’d walk athousand miles if I could just see you tonight” • “A Thousand Miles”, Vanessa Carlton
3. “You make me smile like the sun, fall out of bed, sing like a bird, dizzy in my head, spin like a record, crazy on a Sunday night” • “Smile”, Uncle Kracker
4. “She’s a Saturn with a sunroof with her brown hair a-blowing, she’s a soft place to land • “She’s Everything”, Brad Paisley
5. “I just saw Halley’s Comet, she waved” • “Second Chance”, Shinedown
6. “Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof, woof!” • “Who Let The Dogs Out?”, The Baha Men
7. “I’m fighting for this girl on a battlefield of love” • “Down”, Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne
8. “The walls start breathing” • “It Ends Tonight”, All-American Rejects
9. “I'd jump in front of a train for you, you know I'd do anything for you” • “Grenade”, Bruno Mars
10. “When I met you girl, my heart went Knock! Knock!” • “One Time”, Justin Bieber
Answers: • Simile • Hyperbole • Simile • Metaphor • Personification • Onomatopoeia • Metaphor • Personification • Hyperbole • Onomatopoeia
Assignment: • Look up the lyrics of some of your favorite songs. Bring lyrics to class, identifying 3 types of figurative language.
The Jolly Rancher Game! • Raise your hand if you think you know the definition and I will call on you. • Classmates: If you agree, raise your hand. • For each question, those students with the right answer will receive a Jolly Rancher!
Simile • Metaphor • Hyperbole • Personification • Onomatopoeia