Figurative Language in Songs

"Baby, you're a firework!"

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

"The wind is howling like the swirling storm inside..." is personification and ___________.

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

Running out of pages in your passport,
Hanging with some girls I've never seen before.
Is an example of...

• a metaphor for being wasteful

• a metaphor for traveling a lot

• a simile for being wasteful

• a simile for traveling a lot

Your words cut deeper than a knife
Now I need someone to breathe me back to life. Is an example of...

• personification

• cliche

• metaphor

• alliteration

And now that I'm without your kisses
I'll be needing stitches.

• Metaphor

• allusion

• simile

• imagery

Now I'm gonna reap what I sow
I'm left seeing red on my own."
Is an example of...

• idiom

• cliche

• repetition

• metaphor

"You watch me bleed until I can't breathe"
Is an example of...

• alliteration

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

"I call shots, Just Do It, like Nike."
Is an example of...

• simile

• alliteration

• personification

• metaphor

Everybody loves the things you do
From the way you talk to the way you move
Everybody here is watching you
'Cause you feel like home
You're like a dream come true.
Is an example of...

• simile

• personification

• rhyme

• cliche

I found myself dreaming
In silver and gold
Like a scene from a movie
That every broken heart knows we were walking on moonlight
And you pulled me close
Split second and you disappeared and then I was all alone.
Is an example of...

• personfication

• simile

• imagery

• cliche