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.