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SONG LYRICS featuring
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
“This time, This placeMisused, MistakesToo long, Too late”
“Far Away” by Nickelback
ALLITERATION
“She’s like a song played again and
again”“Replay”
by Sean Kingston
SIMILE
“You start to freeze as horror looks you right
between the eyes”
“Thriller” by Michael Jackson
PERSONIFICATION
“You would not believe your eyesIf ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep”
“Fireflies”by Owl City
HYPERBOLE
“Tick! Tock! on the clockbut the party don’t stop”
“Tik Tok” by Ke$ha
ONOMATOPOEIA
“Steady as a preacherFree as a weed”
“American Honey” by Lady Antebellum
SIMILE
“Cause you know I’d walk A thousand miles
If I could just see youTonight”
“A Thousand Miles”by Vanessa Carlton
HYPERBOLE
“Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried
romance, five-hour phone conversation”
“Drops of Jupiter”by Train
ALLITERATION
“You make me smile like the sunFall out of bed, sing like a bird
Dizzy in my head, spin like a recordCrazy on a Sunday night”
“Smile” by Uncle Kracker
SIMILE
“You see the hate that they servin’ on a platter
So what we gonna have, dessert or disaster?”
“Knock You Down” by Keri Hilson
ALLITERATION
“That you were RomeoYou were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said Stay away from Juliet”
“Love Story”by Taylor Swift
METAPHOR
“Smooth as a hickory windThat blows from Memphis
Down to Apalachicola”
“Southern Voice” by Tim McGraw
SIMILE
“Imagine a dirt road full of potholes, with a creek bank
and some cane poles catching channel cat”
“A Little More Country Than That” by Easton Corbin
ALLITERATION
“The truth comes out a little at a time
And it spreads just like a fireSlips off of your tongue
like turpentine”“White Liar”
by Miranda Lambert
SIMILE
“I got that boom, boom, boom
That future boom, boom, boom”
“Boom Boom Pow” by The Black Eyed Peas
ONOMATOPOEIA
“You are the thunder, and I am
the lightning”“Naturally”
by Selena Gomez
METAPHOR
“I search around the worldBut I can’t seem to find
Somebody to love”
“Somebody to Love”by Leighton Meester
HYPERBOLE
“I can’t even fall for some other man
Cause brother manYou know how to get hip to my
heart”“Hip to My Heart” by The Band Perry
ALLITERATION
“When I met you girl,My heart went Knock! Knock!”
“One Time” by Justin Bieber
ONOMATOPOEIA
“You could be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don’t want to wake up from you”
“Sweet Dreams”by Beyonce
METAPHOR
“I’ve been awake for a while now
You got me feelin’ like a child now”
“Bubbly” by Colbie Caillat
SIMILE
“Our hearts are hungry for a food that won’t come”
“Live Like We’re Dying” by Kris Allen
PERSONIFICATION
“A thousand times beforeI’ve wondered if there’s something
moreSomething more”
“Rain” by Creed
HYPERBOLE
“I just wanted to take this in,
The moonlight dancin’ off your skin”
“History in the Making” by Darius Rucker
PERSONIFICATION
“She’s a Saturn with a sunroof With her brown hair a-blowing
She’s a soft place to landAnd a good feeling knowingShe’s a warm conversation
That I wouldn’t miss for nothingShe’s a fighter when she’s mad
And she’s a lover when she’s loving”“She’s Everything”
by Brad Paisley
METAPHOR
“Little darling,It's been a long cold
lonely winter”
“Here Comes the Sun”by The Beatles
ALLITERATION
“Who let the dogs out?Woof, woof, woof, woof!”
“Who Let the Dogs Out” by The Baha Men
ONOMATOPOEIA
“I just saw Halley’s Comet, she waved
Said why are you always running in place?”
“Second Chance”by Shinedown
PERSONIFICATION
“I need you like a heart needs a
beat”“Apologize”
by One Republic ft. Timbaland
SIMILE
“I’m fighting for this girlOn a battlefield of love”
“Down” by Jay Sean
METAPHOR
“Beep, beep, beep, beep!Who got the keys to the Jeep?
Vrooooooom!”
“Beep Beep” by Timbaland & Magoo ft. Missy Elliot
ONOMATOPOEIA
“This one goes out to the man who mines
for miracles”
“We Weren’t Born to Follow”by Bon Jovi
ALLITERATION
“. . .he’s candy-coated misery, he’s a devil in disguise, a snake with
blue eyes”“Cowboy Casanova”
by Carrie Underwood
METAPHOR
“The last time we talkedThe night that I walked
Burns like an ironIn the back of my mind”
“Life After You” by Daughtry
SIMILE
“One day justice will come and find you
And I’ll be right there in your memory to remind you”
“Didn’t You Know How Much I Loved You” by Kellie Pickler
PERSONIFICATION
But you put on quite a showReally had me goin‘
But now it's time to goCurtain's finally closin'That was quite a show
Very entertainin'But it's over now
Go on and take a bow“Take a Bow”by Rihanna
METAPHOR