Songs and Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is in this song?
"You're gonna hear me roar
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar"
Onomatopoeia
Find the figurative language in this sentence.
He had to bite the bullet and just tell her.
bite the bullet- Idiom
Name the figurative language that would be used for “extreme exaggeration.”
What is Hyperbole?
What type of figurative Language is this?
Hold your horses.
Idiom
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition?
The use of a word to describe a sound made by an object or action.
Onomatopoeia
What type of figurative language is this lyric?
"And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while"
Hyperbole
Find the figurative language in this sentence.
The waterfall stretched for millions of miles.
millions of miles- hyperbole
Define personification.
What is giving human qualities to a non-human thing?
What is Type of figurative Language is this?
BOOM! POW!
Onomatopoeia
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition?
Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as".
Simile
What type of figurative language is this lyric?
“Running to the altar like a track star”
Simile
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Find the figurative language in this sentence.
The classroom was so loud and crazy it was a zoo!
classroom and zoo- Metaphor
Give an example of alliteration using your name, an action, an adjective, or an adverb in a sentence.
Example: Harris helps students hit high goals.
What is type of figurative Language is this?
Susan is as gentle as a kitten.
Simile
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition?
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as. Calling one thing another.
Metaphor
What type of figurative language is this lyric?
"Cause baby, now we got bad blood"
Idiom
or
Alliteration
Find the figurative language in this sentence.
The race car Zoomed around the track.
Zoomed-Onomatopoeia
What is the figurative language used and meaning of : As the sky grew darker, the tree shadows pressured Serenity to make a decision hastily.
Personification. Her nerves/anxiety made her make a decision (too) quickly. Maybe she had to decide by the next day...
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What is Type of figurative Language is this?
The mom was a bear this morning.
Metaphor
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition
sally sells seashells by the sea shore
Alliteration
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What type of figurative language in this lyric?
“Whisper words of wisdom,
let it be.”
Alliteration (repeating w sound)
POWER PUNCH X3
find the figurative language in this sentence
the dog looked like a stick
dog and stick - simile
Compare and contrast similes and metaphors.
Both: compare 2 unlike things; Differ: similes use like or as, metaphor do not rather use is, was.
What is Type of figurative Language is this?
Arby’s is my heart attack waiting to happen.
Metaphor, personification
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What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition?
The leaves danced in the wind.
personification