Figurative Language in music

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"It might seem crazy what I’m about to say / Sunshine she’s here, you can take a break / I’m a hot air balloon that could go to space" - Identify the figure of speech.

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Metaphor

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"Do you ever feel like a plastic bag / Drifting through the wind… / There’s still a chance for you / ‘Cause there’s a spark in you… / ‘Cause baby you’re a firework"

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Simile

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I’d catch a grenade for you / Throw my head on a blade for you / I’d jump in front of a train for you

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Hyperbole

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Born day: cards dealt, dice thrown; destiny drawn. Literary devices?

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Idioms and Alliteration

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Lyrics suggest greatness and ambition: "You can be the greatest, the best, King Kong, beat the world, win the war, talk to God..."

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Allusion

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Think I need two more / line bumpin' I'm ringin / Countin' money while they ringin' / Trap jumpin' I'm ringin'

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Onomatopoeia

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Identify the literary device in the lines: 'You try to scream but terror takes the sound... You’re paralyzed.'

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Personification

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As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I take a look at my life and realize there’s nothing left. Cause I’ve been blastin’ and laughin’ so long that even my mama thinks my mind is gone.

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Allusion

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What is the capital of France?

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The capital of France is Paris.

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Cause baby, now we've got bad blood. It used to be mad love. Look what you've done.

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Alliteration