Coldplay
In the song "Fix You", the lyric, "Lights will guide you home and ignite your bones" is an example of this figurative language (explain how you know)
Allusion because "lights" and "ignite" refers to a torch/beacon that was once used as a guiding light (i.e. a lighthouse).
This figurative language is used when 2Pac says "baptized in eternal fire." (explain how you know)
Baptism is used metaphorically for suffering.
In "Yellow" the lyric, "Look at the stars. look how they shine for you" is this type of figurative language (explain how you know).
Metaphor because the stars shining for someone is an analogy that person is well liked/loved.
In "Hit 'Em Up", "Revenge is like the sweetest joy" is this type of figurative language (explain).
Personification because revenge cannot have the human quality of joy.
When the band sings "Time is on your side" they are using this figurative language (explain how you know).
Suggesting that time can choose sides is giving it the qualities of a human; personification.
In "Changes", 2Pac states "Got me feeling like a prisoner" using this figurative language (explain how you know).
Simile because he's comparing his life to being in a prison.
The title of the track "Every Tear Drop Is a Waterfall" is an example of this figurative language (explain how you know).
Hyperbole because it exaggerates sadness by stating how much it feels like a person has cried.
The lyric "I'd rather die like a man than live like a coward" uses hyperbole (explain how).
It is an extreme contrast between bravery and cowardice.
This type of figurative language is found in the tile of the track "A Sky Full of Stars."
Imagery; it's vivid description of a clear night sky.
This use of figurative language in the lyric "Now I'm lost and weary, so many tears" evokes the sensation of exhaustion and sorrow.
Imagery