Name: ________________________________ Date: ________________________

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE SCAVENGER HUNT

You will be finding examples of figurative language in music. Specifically, you will need to find an example for a:

1) Hyperbole2) Idiom3) Personification 4) Simile5) Metaphor6) Alliteration7) Onomatopoeia

Directions:PART 1:1) Choose a song from each figurative language category.2) Go to songfacts.com and search the name of the song and singer, with the word “lyrics” for the video.3) Read the lyrics to the music. Find the example(s) of figurative language in the song.4) Choose 1 song of your own, and identify the figurative language. The lyrics and song MUST BE PRE-APPROVED by teacher. 5) Choose 1 song to analyze the tone and mood of the song.

PART 2:Next, put together a Power Point presentation. You will make 1 slide for each type of figurative language.1) You must include a title (name of the figurative language)2) Define the figurative language3) Identify the name of the song4) Add a picture that relates to your song5) Link to song on songfacts.com (lyrics version)6) Lyrics Example

Presentation Scoring

Hyperbole

__________ /1 Title __________/2 Definition __________/1 Name of Song __________ /3 Example of Lyrics __________ /1 Picture __________ /2 Link to Song

Idiom

__________/1 Title __________/2 Definition __________ /1 Name of Song __________ /3 Example of Lyrics __________ /1 Picture __________ /2 Link to Song

Personification

__________/1 Title __________ /2 Definition __________ /1 Name of Song __________ /3 Example of Lyrics __________ /1 Picture __________ /2 Link to Song

Simile

__________/1 Title

__________ /2 Definition __________ /1 Name of Song __________ /3 Example of Lyrics __________ /1 Picture __________ /2 Link to Song

Onomatopoeia

__________/1 Title __________ /2 Definition __________ /1 Name of Song __________ /3 Example of Lyrics __________ /1 Picture __________ /2 Link to Song

Metaphor

__________/1 Title __________ /2 Definition __________ /1 Name of Song __________ /3 Example of Lyrics __________ /1 Picture __________ /2 Link to Song

Alliteration

__________/1 Title __________ /2 Definition __________ /1 Name of Song __________ /3 Example of Lyrics __________ /1 Picture __________ /2 Link to Song