Figurative Lang
Imagery
Literally
Sound
Trivia
100

In the song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, the line “Next year all our troubles will be miles away…” exemplifies which type of figurative language?

What is Hyperbole?

100

In the song Jingle Bell Rock, the phrase “In the frosty air…” in the line “Dancin’ and prancin’ in Jingle Bell Square, in the frosty air.” appeals to which sense?

TOUCH/FEEL?

100

If the line “Your brain is full of spiders…” from You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch were taken literally, it would mean this.

HAVING DISTURBING OR UNPLEASANT THOUGHTS?

100

In the song Frosty the Snowman, the line “Thumpety thump thump” uses which sound device to emphasize the sound of Frosty’s steps?

ONOMATOPOEIA?

100

In Frosty the Snowman, which magical item brings Frosty to life?

AN OLD SILK HAT?

200

In the song Let it Snow, the line “The fire is slowly dying…” is an example of which type of figurative language?

What is Personification?

200

In the song Frosty the Snowman, the phrase “Over the hills of snow…” appeals to which sense?

Which is sight?

200

If the line “Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet…” from Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree, were taken literally, it would mean this.

MOVE FASTER OR START DANCING?

200

The phrase “Dancin’ and prancin’” in the song Jingle Bell Rock, uses which sound device to create rhythm?

RHYME / END RHYME?

200

Finish this lyric from Jingle Bell Rock:

“What a bright time, it’s the right time…”

TO ROCK THE NIGHT AWAY?

300

In the song You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, the line “You’re as cuddly as a cactus…” is an example of which type of figurative language?

What is a Simile?

300

In the song Let it Snow, the line “And I’ve brought some corn for popping…” appeals to which two senses?

Sound and Smell

300

If the line “Let your heart be light” from Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas were taken literally, it would mean this.

ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE CHEERFUL OR CAREFREE?

300

In the song Jingle Bell Rock, which sound device is used to create rhythm in the line ‘What a bright time, it’s the right time’?”

RHYME / END RHYME?

300

In which holiday song do people “giddy-up” and “jingle around the clock”?

JINGLE BELL ROCK?

400

In the song You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, the line “Your heart is full of unwashed socks…” which type of figurative language is used?

What is a metaphor?

400

In the song You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, what does the phrase “You have termites in your smile…” suggest?

A decaying or un appealing smile

400

If the line “Be of Good Cheer” from It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year were taken literally, it would mean this.

BE HAPPY?

400

The line “O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,” from O Christmas Tree, uses which sound device to create rhythm?

REPETITION?

400

In which song would you find “Marshmallows for toasting and caroling out in the snow?”

IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR?

500

In the song Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the line “All the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names…” which type of figurative language is used?

What is personification?

500

In the song O Christmas Tree, the line “Green in summer’s clime (climate), and through the snows of wintertime…” illustrates the contrast between what two things?

THE TREE IN BOTH WARM & SNOWY BACKDROPS?

500

If the line “You’ll go down in history” from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer were taken literally, it would mean this.

YOU’LL BE REMEMBERED?

500

In the song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, which sound device is used in the line ‘Faithful friends gather near to us…’?

ALLITERATION?

500

In Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, what specific weather condition leads Santa to ask for Rudolph’s help?

FOG?