POP QUIZ! THEME AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THROUGH SONG LYRICS

INSTRUCTIONS:

For each song played, you must identify the following literary elements based on the lyrics you hear/read: 1. You must give the song (text) a THEME, and

very briefly explain WHY it is appropriate. 2. You must identify at LEAST ONE figurative

device from the song lyrics. You MUST correctly categorize the figurative device you choose.

Ready to go?!

BRAINSTORM…….. Which figurative devices are we looking for?

Which themes should we be paying attention to as we listen and read the lyrics?

REMEMBER: Figurative Devices:

Metaphor, Simile, Extended Metaphor, Personification, Oxymoron, Allusion, Irony, Hyperbole, Pun/Idiom, Symbolism

THEMES: Love, Acceptance, Identity, Overcoming

Adversity, Good vs. Evil, Friendship, Perseverance, Loss of Innocence, Unreturned Love, Ill-Fated Love, Loyalty, Heartbreak, etc.

SONG/QUESTION 1: KE$HA, “LOVE IS MY DRUG” Maybe I need some rehab,

Or maybe just need some sleepI've got a sick obsession,I'm seeing it in my dreams

I'm looking down every alley,I'm making those desperate callsIm staying up all night hoping,Hit my head against the walls

What you've got boy is hard to findThink about it all about it all the timeI'm all strung up my heart is friedI just cant get you off my mind

Because your love, your love, your love, is my drugYour love your love your loveI said your love, your love, your love, is my drugYour love your love your love

Won't listen to any advice, mamma's telling me to think twiceBut left to my own devices i'm addicted its a crisis!

My friends think I've gone crazy, my judgment is getting kinda hazyMy status is gonna be affected if I keep it up like a love sick crackhead

What you've got boy is hard to findThink about it all about it all the timeI'm all strung up my heart is friedI just cant get you off my mind

Because your love, your love, your love, is my drugYour love your love your loveI said your love, your love, your love, is my drug

I don't care what people sayThe rush is worth the price I payI get so high when you're with meBut crash and crave you when you are away

SONG/QUESTION 2: COOLIO, “GANGSTA’S PARADISE As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I take a look at my life and realize there's not much left 'Coz I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that Even my

mama thinks that my mind is gone

But I ain't never crossed a man that didn't deserve it Me be treated like a punk you know that's unheard of You better watch how you're talkin', and where you're

walkin' Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk

I really hate to trip but I gotta, loc As I grow I see myself in the pistol smoke, fool I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight

Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

They got the situation, they got me facin' I can't live a normal life, I was raised by the stripes So

I gotta be down with the hood team Too much television watchin' got me chasin' dreams

I'm an educated fool with money on my mind Got my 10 in my hand and a gleam in my eye I'm a loc'd out gangsta set trippin' banger And my homies is down so don't arouse my anger, fool

Death ain't nothin' but a heartbeat away I'm livin' life, do or die, what can I say I'm twenty-three now, but will I live to see twenty-four The way things are going I don't know

Tell me why are we, so blind to see That the one's we hurt, are you and me Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Been spendin' most their lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise Keep spendin' most our lives, livin' in the gangsta's paradise

SONG/QUESTION 3: LUPE FIASCO, ‘THE SHOW GOES ON” Alright, already the show goes on

all night, till the morning we dream so longanybody ever wonder, when they would see the sun upjust remember when you come upthe show goes on!

Have you ever had the feeling that you was being hadDon’t that stuff that make you madThey treat you like a slave, with chains all on your soul,and put whips up on your back,they be lying through they teethhope you slip up off your pathI don’t switch up I just laughput my kicks up on they deskunaffected by they threats than get busy on they selfsee that’s how that Chi-Town made meThat’s how my daddy raised methat glittering may not be gold, don’t let no body play meif you are my homeboy, you never have to pay meGo on and put your hands up, when times are hard you stand upL-U-P the man, cause a brand that the fans trustso even if they ban us they’ll never slow my plans up!

[Verse 2:]One in the air for the people that ain’t hereTwo in the air for the father that’s thereThree in the air for the kids in the ghettoFour for the kids who don’t wanna be thereNone for the people trying to hold them backFive in the air for the teacher not scared to tell those kids thats living in the ghetto that the people holdin back that the World is theirs!Yeah yeah, the World is yours, I was once that little boyTerrified of the WorldNow I’m on a World tourI will give up everything, even start a world warfor these ghettos girls and boys im rapping round’ the World for!Africa to New York, Haiti then I detour, Oakland out to AucklandGaza Strip to Detroit, say hip-hop only destroytell em’ look at me, boy!I hope your son don’t have a gun and never be a D-boy

So no matter what you been throughno matter what you intono matter what you see when you look outside your windowbrown grass or green grasspicket fence or barbed wireNever ever put them downyou just lift your arms higherraise em till’ your arms tiredLet em’ know you’re thereThat you struggling and survivin’ that you gonna persevereYeah, ain’t no body leavin, no body goin’ homeeven if they turn the lights out the show is goin’ on!

SONG/QUESTION 4: KATY PERRY, “FIREWORK” Do you ever feel like a plastic bag,

Drifting through the windWanting to start again?Do you ever feel, feel so paper thinLike a house of cards,One blow from caving in?

Do you ever feel already buried deep?6 feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thingDo you know that there's still a chance for you'Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shineJust own the night like the 4th of July

'Cause baby you're a fireworkCome on, show 'em what you're worthMake 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you're a fireworkCome on, let your colours burstMake 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"

You don't have to feel like a wasted spaceYou're original, cannot be replacedIf you only knew what the future holdsAfter a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe your reason why all the doors are closedSo you could open one that leads you to the perfect roadLike a lightning bolt, your heart will glowAnd when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shineJust own the night like the 4th of July

'Cause baby you're a fireworkCome on, show 'em what you're worthMake 'em go "Oh, oh, oh"As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby, you're a fireworkCome on, let your colours burstMake 'em go "Oh, Oh, Oh"You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"

Boom, boom, boomEven brighter than the moon, moon, moonIt's always been inside of you, you, youAnd now it's time to let it through-ough-ough

SONG/QUESTION 5: KNAAN, “WAVIN’ FLAG” Give me freedom, give me fire

Give me reason, take me higherSee the champions take the field nowYou define us, make us feel proud

In the streets our heads are liftin'As we lose our inhibitionCelebration, it surrounds usEvery nation, all around us

Saying forever youngSinging songs underneath the sunLet's rejoice in the beautiful gameAnd together at the end of the day, we all say

When I get older I will be strongerThey'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flagWhen I get older I will be strongerThey'll call me freedom just like a wavin' flag

SONG/QUESTION 6: JAY SEAN, “DOWN” You oughtta know

Tonight is the night to let it goPut on a show (show, show)I wanna see how you lose controlSo leave it behind, cause we have a night to get away (away, away)So come on and fly with meAs we make our great escape (escape, escape)

So baby don't worryYou are my onlyYou won't be lonelyEven if the sky is falling downYou'll be my onlyNo need to worryBaby are you down? [x5]Down, downEven if the sky is falling down

Just let it beCome on and bring your body next to meI'll take you away (ay)Turn this place into our private getawaySo leave it behind, cause we have a night to get away (away, away)So come on and fly with meAs we make our great escapeSo why don't we run away

Down like she's suppose to beShe gets down all over meDown like her temperatureCause to me she's zero degreesShe's cold, over freezeI got that girl from over seasNow she's my Miss AmericaNow can i be her soldier, please?I'm fighting for this girl on the battlefield of loveGot me look like baby CupidSending arrows from aboveDon't you ever leave the side of meAnd waiting definitely, not probablyAnd honestly I'm down like that economy (Yeah)

SONG/QUESTION 7: LEAN ON ME

Sometimes in our livesWe all have pain, we all have sorrowBut if we are wiseWe know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me when you're not strongAnd I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry onFor it won't be long'Til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on

Please, swallow your prideIf I have things you need to borrowFor no one can fill those of your needsThat you won't let show

You just call on me, brother, when you need a handWe all need somebody to lean onI just might have a problem that you'll understandWe all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me when you're not strongAnd I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry onFor it won't be long'Til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on

You just call on me, brother, when you need a handWe all need somebody to lean onI just might have a problem that you'll understandWe all need somebody to lean on

If there is a loadYou have to bear that you can't carryI'm right up the road, I'll share your loadIf you just call me

Call me (If you need a friend)Call me (Call me uh-huh)

SONG/QUESTION 8: CHRIS BROWN, “FOREVER” It's you and me Moving At the speed of light into eternity,

Tonight is the night to join me in the middle of ecstasy.Feel the melody in the rhythm of the music around you, around youI'm gonna take you there, I'm gonna take you thereSo don't be scaredI'm right here babyWe can go anywhere, go anywhereBut first it's your chance,Take my hand come with me

[Chorus:]It's like I've waited my whole life for this one nightIt's gonna be me you and the dance floor'cause we've only got one nightDouble your pleasureDouble your fun and danceForever (ever, ever)

Feels like we're on another levelFeels like our loves intertwined,We can be two rebels breaking the rulesme and you, you and IAll you got to do is watch meLook what I can do with my feetBaby feel the beat inside,I'm driving you can take the front seatJust need you to trust meOh ah ohIt's like!

[Chorus]It's a long way down,We're so high off the ground,Sending for an angel to bring me your heartGirl, where did you come from?Got me so undone,Gazing in your eyes got me singing what a beautiful ladyNo "if"s, "and"s or "maybe"sI'm releasing my heart and it's feeling amazingThere's no one else that mattersyou love me and I won't let you fall girlLet you fall girl oh

SONG/QUESTION 9: TAYLOR SWIFT, “LOVE STORY” We were both young when I first saw you.

I close my eyes and the flashback starts:I'm standing there on a balcony in summer air.

See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns.See you make your way through the crowdAnd say, "Hello,"Little did I know...

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles,And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"And I was crying on the staircaseBegging you, "Please don't go"And I said...

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone.I'll be waiting; all that's left to do is run.You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess,It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes".

So I sneak out to the garden to see you.We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knewSo close your eyes... escape this town for a little while.Oh, oh.

'cause you were Romeo - I was a scarlet letter,And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"But you were everything to me,I was begging you, "Please don't go"And I said...

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone.I'll be waiting; all that's left to do is run.You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess.It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes".

Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel.This love is difficult but it's real.Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess.It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes".

I got tired of waitingWondering if you were ever coming around.My faith in you was fadingWhen I met you on the outskirts of town.And I said...

Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone.I keep waiting for you but you never come.Is this in my head? I don't know what to think.He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said...

Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone.I love you, and that's all I really know.I talked to your dad ‒ go pick out a white dressIt's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes".

SONG/QUESTION 10: MAINO, “ALL THE ABOVE” Tell me what do you see

When you looking at me On a mission to be What I'm destined to be I done been through the pain and the sorrow The struggle is nothing but love (nothing but love) I'm a soldier, a rider, a ghetto survivor And all the above All the above [x7]

Listen Really what do you see When you looking at me? See me come up from nothing, To me living my dreams I done been to the bottom, I done suffered a lot, I deserve to be rich, Headed straight to the top Look how I ride for the block, Look how I rep for the hood, I get nothing but love now When I come through the hood Getting this fortune and fame Money make all of us change The new benz is all white, Call it John McCain

Why in the world would you try? I go hard forever, That's just how I'm designed, That's just how I was built See the look in my eyes? You take all of this from me, And I'm still gon' survive You get truth from me, But these rappers gon' lie I'm a part of these streets Till the day that I die I wave hi to the haters, Mad that I finally done made it Take a look and you can tell That I'm destined for greatness

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