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
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He had to bite the bullet and just tell her.
bite the bullet- Idiom
What type of figurative Language is this?
Hold your horses.
Idiom
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition?
The use of a word to describe a sound made by an object or action.
Onomatopoeia
What type of figurative language is this lyric?
"And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while"
Hyperbole
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The waterfall stretched for millions of miles.
millions of miles- hyperbole
What is Type of figurative Language is this?
BOOM! POW!
Onomatopoeia
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition?
Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as".
Simile
What type of figurative language is this lyric?
“Running to the altar like a track star”
Simile
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The classroom was so loud and crazy it was a zoo!
classroom and zoo- Metaphor
What is type of figurative Language is this?
Susan is as gentle as a kitten.
Simile
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition?
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as. Calling one thing another.
Metaphor
What type of figurative language is this lyric?
"Cause baby, now we got bad blood"
Idiom
or
Alliteration
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The race car zoomed around the track.
Zoomed-Onomatopoeia
An old saying that often needs to be memorized to be understood--these often sound idiotic to modern ears
Idiom
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition
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)
Personification
What is Type of figurative Language is this?
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Pepper
What is the name of the type of Figurative Language that has this definition?
The leaves danced in the wind.
personification