Figurative Language Flashcard 1

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"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. The hands can't hit what the eyes can't see." - Muhammad Ali

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Similie

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"New money, suit and tie. I can read you like a magazine" - Taylor Swift (Blank Space)

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Simile.

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Katy Perry lyric: "Baby, you're a firework. Come on let your colors burst."

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Metaphor

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"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" (Michael Jackson's Thriller)

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Personification

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"Life is a highway, and I want to ride it all night long."

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Metaphor

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"I am a Lost Boy from Neverland, usually with Peter Pan. When bored, we play in the woods, always running from Captain Hook." (Song by Ruth B.)

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Allusion to the book Peter Pan.

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"Whoomp! There it is" (lyric)

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Onomatopoeia

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George Michael's lyric: "I’m never gonna dance again, Guilty feet have got no rhythm... Time can never mend the careless whisper of a good friend."

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Personification

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Linkin Park lyrics: "Why I never walked away... Now I see you're testing me..."

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Anaphora

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"Every breath you take, every move you make, every bond you break, every step you take, I’ll be watching you" (lyric)

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Anaphora