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Figurative Language in
Music
Gwendolyn BishopHour 6
August 9, 2013
Simile•Song: She’s a Rainbow
•Artist: Rolling Stones
•Lyrics: And her face is like a sail
Speck of white so fair and pale
Metaphor
•Song: National Anthem
•Artist: Lana Del Rey
•Lyrics: Money is the anthem Of success, So before we go out, What's your address?
Alliteration
•Song: Numb
•Artist: Marina and the Diamonds
•Lyrics: I got dark only to shine
Looking for the golden light
Oh, it's a reasonable sacrifice
Burn, burn, burn bright
Hyperbole
•Song: Speed of Sound
•Artist: Coldplay
•Lyrics: And birds go flying at the speed of sound, to show you how it all began.
Onomatopoeia
•Song: Pop! Goes My Heart
•Artist: Hugh Grant
•Lyrics: I said I wasn’t gonna lose my head, but then pop! Goes my heart
Imagery/ Sensory
•Song: Dark Paradise
•Artist: Lana Del Rey
•Lyrics: Every time I close my eyes, it’s like a dark paradise.
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