Song Quotes
"I think of you from time to time, more than I thought I would, you were just too kind..."
- Panic! At The Disco, House of Memories
What is Alliteration?
This is Alliteration from the repeated T letter at the beginning of Time, To, and Time again while being next to each other.
"We'll meet in the middle like pistols at dawn. Turn our backs, who's counting pace?"
- Will Wood, When Somebody Needs You
What is Simile?
This is Simile because the italicized line compares the two Will is singing about agreeing in the middle like a western quick draw's pistols(?)
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get."
- Forrest Gump, Forrest Gump
What is Simile?
This is Simile because the italicized line is comparing life to a box of chocolates using like.
"You call me up again, just to break me like a promise"
What is Simile?
This is a Simile because it's comparing the speaker breaking to a promise being broken.
Make a quote based off of a movie using metaphor.
Anything comparing anything without like or as.
Ex: Dory in Finding Nemo was an annoying pest
"Finders keepers, losers weepers (Double, double, double down,) Finders keepers, losers weepers (Double, double, double down)"
- Panic! At The Disco, Emperor's New Clothes
What is Repetition?
This is Repetition from the repeated phrases "Finders keepers, losers weepers" and "Double, Double, Double down" which not only are repeated here, but throughout the song a total of 10 and 7 times respectively.
"That morbid sort where even company can't cure me, and the more you reassure, the less I trust"
- Will Wood, Against The Kitchen Floor
What is Alliteration?
This is Alliteration from the repeated C letter at the beginning of Company, Can't, and Cure while being next to each other.
"When life gets you down, do you know what you gotta do? Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming..."
- Dory, Finding Nemo
What is Repetition?
This is Repetition from the repeated phrases "Just keep swimming" which is repeated a lot by Dory in the movie.
"Karma is a cat"
What is Metaphor?
This is Metaphor because the quote not only abstains like or as, but also calls Karma, an idea, something that it's not.
Make a quote based off of a building using irony.
Anything describing a building used for something it is suffering from itself.
Ex: A vandalized police station, crumbling construction site, etc
"You've been searching in the dark, your sweat soaking through the floor."
- Panic! At The Disco, The Greatest Show
What is Hyperbole?
This is Hyperbole because the quote describes the listener's sweat soaking through a solid floor, waiting for "The Greatest Show."
"I'm a lizard in the hand of the medicine man who is the wizard of the land on wild peyote"
- Will Wood, Chemical Overreaction
What is Metaphor?
This is Metaphor because the quote doesn't use like or as and compares the singer to a lizard.
"Ka-chow!"
- Lightning McQueen, Cars
What is Onomatopoeia?
This is Onomatopoeia because Ka-chow isn't actually a word and is said to represent a noise.
"Who: Liberty High School Students, Staff & parents"
What is Alliteration?
This is Alliteration from the repeated S letter at the beginning of School, Students, and Staff while being next to each other.
Make a quote based off of the classroom using an oxymoron
Anything using contradictory words together.
Ex: The class' silence was deafening.
"It's these substandard motels on the la la la la la.. corner of 4th and Freemont Street, appealing only because they're just that unappealing."
- Panic! At The Disco, Build God, Then We'll Talk
What is Juxtaposition?
This is Juxtaposition because in the same sentence, it describes this motel being appealing because it's not, which contrasts with each other and highlights both as important.
"Open on the Amazon, hide the cure for cancer, I'm Lance Armstrong, you're the necromancer."
- Will Wood, 6up 5oh Cop-Out
What is Allusion?
This is Allusion because the italicized line references Lance Armstrong, who is an American former professional road racing cyclist, achieving international fame for winning the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times.
The title "Back to the Future"
- I wonder what movie this is from
What is Oxymoron?
This is an Oxymoron because it pairs two opposite words, Back and Future, together in the same statement.
"I asked the traffic lights if it'll be alright: they say I don't know"
What is Personification?
This is Personification because the quote shows traffic lights, an inanimate object, responding like a human.
Make a quote based off of the lunchroom using onomatopoeia.
Anything using a verbally spoken word sounding like a noise.
Ex: The tables went bang when they shifted in the lunchroom
"My tell-tale heart's a hammer in my chest, cut me a silk-tied tourniquet.."
- Panic! At The Disco, Roaring 20's
What is Allusion?
This is Allusion because the italicised line references a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1843 called "The Tell-Tale Heart."
"Walking bikes home with a scraped knee sunset smudged across your brow.. warmer tears than you've grown used to since then."
- Will Wood, …Well, Better Than The Alternative
What is Imagery?
This is Imagery because the quote describes the scenario in high detail, highlighting how the sun is setting and how the other's knee is scraped.
"Life finds a way."
- Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park, 1993
What is Foreshadowing?
This is Foreshadowing because the quote leads into further in the movie when the scientists losing control and the dinosaur's escape.
"It was the best of times, the worst of crimes"
What is Juxtaposition?
This is Juxtaposition because in the same sentence, it describes being a great time while also having terrible crimes, which contrasts with each other and highlights both as important.
Make a quote based off of the outside using Imagery
Anything describing a scene outside in heavy detail.
Ex: The Sun shone on the flowing grass as the mower sawed, creating a soft scent of fresh grass. Wind carries a small whistle, blowing leaves from off of the trees.