Rap Lyrics
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The lyrics contain a simile.
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"You are the thunder, an I am the lightning." - Rascal Flatts
Metaphor
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"I came in like a wrecking ball." - Miley Cyrus
Simile
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"This life is but a dream." - Queen
Metaphor
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"Steady as the beating drum." - Pocahontas
Simile
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"The streets keep calling my name." - Meek Mill
Personification
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"I've cried an ocean of tears." - Garth Brooks
Hyperbole
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"Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go." - Green Day
Personification
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"Is a dream a lie that don't come true?" - Bruce Springsteen
Metaphor
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"I would go most anywhere to feel like I belong." - Hercules
Hyperbole
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"Bittersweet symphony." - Kanye West
Oxymoron
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"Sweet southern summer nights." - Zac Brown Band
Alliteration
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"I'd catch a grenade for ya." - Bruno Mars
Hyperbole
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"On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair." - The Eagles
Imagery
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"I'll make a man out of you." - Mulan
Ironic because Mulan, a woman, ultimately proves to be the most capable warrior.
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"Over my dead body" - Drake
Idiom
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"There's a sunrise out the back door and a red dirt road." - Jason Aldean
Imagery
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"You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you." - Carly Simon
Situational Irony (since the song is about the singer.)
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"It's like rain on your wedding day." - Alanis Morissette
Situational Irony
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"Cruel kindness." - Hunchback of Notre Dame
Oxymoron
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"Now I'm staring at the man in the mirror." - J. Cole
Allusion to Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror."
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"The rain coming down on a sunny day." - CCR
Irony (as rain is often seen as dreary.)
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"Silent scream." - Madonna
Oxymoron
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"Fight fire with fire" - Metallica
Idiom or alliteration
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"Arabian nights, like Arabian days." - Aladdin
Other example:
"Hellfire" - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Allusion - this is a reference to One Thousand and One Nights, a famous collection of Middle Eastern folk tales.
The second is a religious allusion referencing the Bible