Buckley's Best
"Through the dark, through the door
Through where no one's been before
But it feels like home" - The Greatest Showman, "A Million Dreams"
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Parallelism
"As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti" - Toto, "Africa"
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Simile
Allusion
"When you were lonely, you needed a man
Someone to lean on, well I understand
It's only natural
But why did it have to be me?" - ABBA, "Why Did It Have to Be Me"
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Rhetorical Question
"You're my kryptonite
You keep making me weak" - One Direction, "One Thing"
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Allusion
Metaphor
"I got the eye of the tiger, the fire
Dancing through the fire
'Cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar" - Katy Perry, "Roar"
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Metaphor
"Tonight
We are young
So let's set the world on fire
We can burn brighter
Than the sun" - FUN, "We are Young"
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Hyperbole
Metaphor
"Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing" - Panic! at the Disco, "High Hopes"
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Hyperbole
"Men are the toys in the game that you play
When you get tired, you throw 'em away" - ABBA, "Why Did It Have to Be Me"
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Metaphor
Rhyme
"Huh, because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof" - Pharrell Williams, "Happy"
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Simile
"Waterloo I was defeated, you won the war
Waterloo promise to love you for ever more
Waterloo couldn't escape if I wanted to
Waterloo knowing my fate is to be with you
Waterloo finally facing my Waterloo" - ABBA, "Waterloo"
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Allusion
Parallelism
Rhyme
"Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst" - Katy Perry, "Firework"
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Second Person POV
Metaphor
"The stars will cry
The blackest tears tonight
And this is the moment that I live for" - Story of the Year, "Anthem of Our Dying Day"
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Personification
Imagery