Figurative Language in Songs

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Figurative language in lyrics: "Splish, splash, I was takin' a bath..."

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onomatopoeia

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Figurative language in lyrics: 'Do you ever feel like a plastic bag / Drifting through the wind, / wanting to start again.' - 'Firework' by Katy Perry

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simile

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Figurative language in lyrics: “I’m a hot air balloon that could go to space.” - "Happy" by Pharrell Williams

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metaphor

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Figurative language in the lyrics: "I look at you all / See the love there that's sleeping / While my guitar gently weeps..." - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by The Beatles

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personification

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Figurative language in "MMM Bop" by Hanson: "Mmm bop, ba duba dop / Ba du bop, ba duba dop..."

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onomatopoeia

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Figurative language in Adele's "Hello": "Hello from the other side / I must have called a thousand times."

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hyperbole

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Figurative language in lyrics: "Try the grey stuff, it's delicious / Don't believe me, ask the dishes. / They can sing, they can dance" from "Be Our Guest" (Beauty & The Beast)

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personification

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Figurative language in "Boom Clap" lyrics: "Boom clap / The sound of my heart / the beat goes on..."

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onomatopoeia

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Figurative language in "Million Reasons" by Lady Gaga: "You're giving me a million reasons to let you go..."

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hyperbole

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Figurative language in the lyrics: "Boom! shake-shake-shake the room / Tic-tic-tic-tic Boom!"

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onomatopoeia