Figurative Language Songs

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Figurative language in "Fight Song" by Rachel Platten: "Like a small boat on the ocean, sending big waves into motion."

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Simile

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Figurative language in 'Boom Clap' by Charlie XCX: Boom clap, the sound of my heart, the beat goes on.

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Onomatopoeia

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Figurative language in 'Stereo Hearts' by Gym Class Heroes: 'My heart's a stereo, It beats for you, so listen close, Hear my thoughts in every note.'

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Personification

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Figurative language in 'What about us' by P!nk: 'We are searchlights, we can see in the dark'

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Metaphor

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Figurative language in 'Sound of Silence' by Disturbed: 'Hello Darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again.'

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Metaphor

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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 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson: 'You try to scream, but terror takes the sound before you make it.'

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Personification

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Figurative language in 'Love you like a love song' by Selena Gomez: 'I love you like a love song.'

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Simile

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Figurative language in "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele: "But you played it, you played it, you played it, you played it to the beat"

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Repetition

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Figurative language in 'Firework' by Katy Perry: 'Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?'

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Simile