Songs and Figurative Language
What type of figurative language is in this song?
"You're gonna hear me roar
Roar, roar, roar, roar, roar"
Onomatopoeia
Find the figurative language in this sentence.
He had to bite the bullet and just tell her.
bite the bullet- Idiom
What is to give the major details of something?
Summarize
Hold your horses.
Idiom
An exaggeration.
Hyperbole
What type of figurative language is this lyric?
"And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while"
Hyperbole
Find the figurative language in this sentence.
The waterfall stretched for millions of miles.
millions of miles- hyperbole
Is it to compare or contrast to only note the differences between things?
Contrast
Lady Liberty waved goodbye as I chugged along the harbor.
Personification
Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as".
Simile
What type of figurative language is this lyric?
“The sun is smiling down on me. The trees don't stop waving hello.”
personification
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Find the figurative language in this sentence.
The classroom was so loud and crazy it was a zoo!
classroom and zoo- Metaphor
What do you look for before answering a test question?
Evidence
Susan is as gentle as a kitten.
Simile
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as. Calling one thing another.
Metaphor
What type of figurative language is this lyric?
"... now we got bad blood"
Idiom
or
Alliteration
Find the figurative language in this sentence.
The race car zoomed around the track.
Zoomed-Onomatopoeia
What is the way authors organize information in text?
The mom was a bear this morning.
Metaphor
sally sells seashells by the sea shore
Alliteration
What type of figurative language in this lyric?
“Whisper words of wisdom,
let it be.”
Alliteration (repeating w sound)
Find the figurative language in this sentence
The dog looked like a stick
dog and stick - simile
What is necessary to create a summary of a story?
SWBST
The rain smelled salty as I looked out at the dark clouds. The red sun was setting in the distance, and I could hear the thunder smashing in the background.
imagery
The feeling a word evokes. For example, odor, kidnapping, hate, or, beautiful, pleasant, gracious.
connotation