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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"The highway's jammed with broken heroes." - 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
What figurative language is being used:
metaphor, simile, oxymoron or paradox
"The Only Constant Is Change" by The Moody Blues.
What is a paradox?
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"I can show you the world, shining, shimmering, splendid." Aladdin
Alliteration
"It's like rain on your wedding day. It's a free ride when you've already paid"
What is irony? BONUS: Situational
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“He asked for her hand in marriage.” - Jason Aldean
What is synecdoche?
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"Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter,
And my daddy said, 'Stay away from Juliet" -Taylor Swift
Allusion (Shakespeare's work Romeo and Juliet)
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"We're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl, year after year" - Pink Floyd
Metaphor
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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
What is Allusion to Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror."
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"I've got some oceanfront property in Arizona" - George Strait
Oxymoron (Arizona has no ocean around it)
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"Silent scream." - Madonna
Oxymoron
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"Closing time, open all the doors"
"Closing time, turn all of the lights on"
"Closing time, one last call for alcohol"
"Closing time, you don't have to go home"
What is anaphora?
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"There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you" -Toy Story
Hyperbole