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Figurative Language in Popular Music

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    A quiz on figurative language using lyrics from music
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  • Laughin' 'bout how small it looks on you ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-haha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha
    onomatopeia
  •  15
  • 'Cause let's be honest, we kinda do SOUND the SAME ANOTHER ACTRESS
    alliteration
  •  15
  • Remember when you said that you wanted to GIVE ME THE WORLD?
    hyperbole
  •  15
  • Know that I LOVED YOU SO BAD. I let you treat me like that
    oxymoron
  •  25
  • Tastes like strawberries on a summer evenin' And IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE A SONG
    Simile (or alliteration)
  •  15
  • Memorizing him was AS EASY AS knowing all the words to your old favorite song / Fighting with him was LIKE trying to solve a crossword
    simile
  •  15
  • The things you did Well, I hope I WAS YOUR FAVORITE CRIME
    metaphor
  •  15
  • I CROSSED MY HEART as you crossed the line And I defended you to all my friends
    Idiom
  •  15
  • But I say that I HATE YOU WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE Oh, look what we became
    Oxymoron
  •  15
  • But she's beautiful, she looks kind She probably GIVES YOU BUTTERFLIES
    idiom
  •  25
  • Cause you were ROMEO, I was a SCARLET LETTER / And my daddy said, "Stay away from JULIET."
    allusion
  •  25
  • Our song is a SLAMming screen door / sneaking out late TAPping on your window.
    onomatopeia
  •  15
  • HE IS THE SONG IN THE CAR I keep singing, don’t know why I do.
    metaphor
  •  15
  • It's hard to FIGHT when the FIGHT ain't FAIR
    alliteration
  •  15
  • Don't know if SNOW WHITE's house is near or far away / But I know I had the best day with you today
    Allusion
  •  15
  • Past the BLOOD and BRUISE / Past the CURSES and CRIES
    alliteration
  •  15