Simile or Metaphor
“My heart is a stereo, it beats for you so listen close.”
Metaphor – comparing the heart to a stereo without using “like” or “as.”
“I wandered lonely as a cloud.”
Poem - William Wordsworth.
“Boom! Clap! The sound of my heart, the beat goes on and on.”
Onomatopoeia – “Boom! Clap!” imitates sounds.
“Cause baby, you’re a firework, come on let your...”
“...colors burst.” (Katy Perry)
“She’s walking on sunshine.”
Not literal – it means she’s feeling very happy.
“You’re as cold as ice, willing to sacrifice our love.”
Simile – uses “as” to compare a person to ice.
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.”
Poem – Emily Dickinson.
“I’ve told you a million times.”
“Let it go, let it go, can’t hold it...”
“...back anymore.” – Frozen
“He’s got ice on his wrist.”
“Ice” = expensive jewelry, not actual ice.
“My brain is a sponge soaking up drama.”
Metaphor – brain compared to a sponge.
“I got that sunshine in my pocket, got that good soul in my feet.”
- Justin Timberlake : Lyric.
“Love is a battlefield."
– Pat Benatar : Metaphor.
“Cause I’m happy, clap along if you feel...”
“...like a room without a roof.” – Pharrell Williams
“That song slaps.”
Not physical violence—it means the song is very good.
“She’s like a song stuck in my head.”
Simile
“Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me.”
Poem – Emily Dickinson.
“Like a needle in a haystack.”
Simile
“Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity...”
“...to seize everything you ever wanted, in one moment, would you capture it or just let it slip?” – Eminem, “Lose Yourself”
“My phone is blowing up.”
Not an explosion—means tons of notifications.
“I’m a wrecking ball crashing through your walls.”
Metaphor – compares self to a wrecking ball
“My tears ricochet.”
– Taylor Swift : Lyric.
“You better lose yourself in the music, the moment / You own it, you better never let it go.” – Eminem
Metaphor– comparing seizing an opportunity to “losing yourself” in music.
“You could be the king, but watch the queen...”
“...conquer.” – Nicki Minaj
“He ghosted me.”
He didn’t turn into a ghost—he stopped replying suddenly.