Figurative Language Practice – Song Lyrics – Flashcards
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Alliteration
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"This time, This place Misused, Mistakes Too long, Too late" "Far Away" by Nickelback
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Simile
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"She's like a song played again and again" "Replay" by Sean Kingston
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Personification
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"You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes" "Thriller" by Michael Jackson
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Hyperbole
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"You would not believe your eyes If ten million fireflies Lit up the world as I fell asleep" "Fireflies" by Owl City
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Onomatopoeia
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"Tick! Tock! on the clock but the party don't stop" "Tik Tok" by Ke$sha
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Simile
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"Steady as a preacher Free as a weed" "American Honey" by Lady Antebellum
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Hyperbole
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"Cause you know I'd walk A thousand miles If I could just see you Tonight" "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton
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" You make me smile like the sun Fall out of bed, sing like a bird Dizzy in my head, spin like a record Crazy on a Sunday night" "Simile" by Uncle Kracker
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"That you were Romeo You were throwing pebbles And my dad said Stay away from Juliet" "Love Story" by Taylor Swift
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"Smooth as a hickory wind That blow from Memphis Down to Apalachicola" Southern Voice by Tim McGraw
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"The truth comes out a little at a time And it spreads just like a fire Slips off of your tongue like turpentine" "White Liar" by Miranda Lambert
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Onomatopoeia
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"I got that boom, boom, boom That future boom, boom, boom" "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas
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"You are the thunder, and I am the lighting" "Naturally" by Selena Gomez
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"I search around the world But I can't seem to find Someone to love" "Somebody to Love" by Leighton Meester
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Onomatopoeia
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"When I met you girl, My heart went Knock! Knock! "One Time" by Justin Bieber
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"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
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"I've been awake for a while now You got me feelin' like a child now" "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat
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"Our hearts are hungry for a food that won't come" "Live Like We're Dying" by Kris Allen
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"I just wanted to take this in, The moonlight dancin' off your skin" "History in the Making" by Darius Ruckers
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"She's a Saturn with a sunroof With her brown hair a-blowing She's a soft place to land And a good feeling knowing She's a warm conversation That I wouldn't miss for nothing" "She's Everything" by Brad Paisley
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Onomatopoeia
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"Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof, woof!" "Who Let the Dogs Out" by The Baha Men
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"I need you like a heart needs a beat" "Apologize" by One Republic ft. Timbaland
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"I'm fighting for this girl On a battlefield of love" "Down" by Jay Sean
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"...he's candy-coated misery, he's a devil in disguise, a snake with blue eyes" "Cowboy Casanova" by Carrie Underwood
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"The last time we talked The night that I walked Burns like an iron in the back of my mind" "Life After You" by Chris Daughtry
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"But you put on quite a show Really had me goin' But now it's time to go Curtain'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
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"I've been a walkin heartache" Blake Shelton
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"I have died everyday waiting for you Darling don't be afraid I have loved you for a thousand years" "A Thousand Years" Christina Perri
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"Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars? I could really use a wish right now a wish right now, a wish right now" "Airplanes" B.o.B. ft. Hailey Williams
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"And I'm going to miss you like a child misses their blanket but I've got to get a move on with my life" "Big Girls Don't Cry" Fergie
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"Right from the start you were a thief you stole my heart and I your willing victim" "Just Give Me A Reason" P!nk
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"What you don't understand is I'd catch a grenade for ya Throw my hand on a blade for ya I'd jump in front of a train for ya You know I'd do anything for ya "Grenade" Bruno Mars
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My heart's a stereo It beats for you, so listen close Hear my thoughts in every note Make me your radio Turn me up when you feel low This melody was meant for you Just sing along to my stereo "Stereo Hearts" Gym Class Heros
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"I had a dream so big and loud I jumped so high I touched the clouds Wo-oah-oah-oah-oah-oh-oh Oah-oah-oah-oah-oah-oh-oh "Best Day of My Life" American Authors
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"Baby, you're a song You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise" "Cruise" Florida Georgia Line
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"You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard calling me out when I'm wounded" "Mean" Taylor Swift
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"Cause I'm coming at you like a dark horse" "Dark Horse" Katy Perry
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"Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof" "Happy" Pharrell
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"I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space" "Happy" Pharrell
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"All my life has been a series of doors in my face... love is an open door" "Frozen"
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"You got my head spinning... my head's under water but I'm breathing fine" "All of Me" John Legend
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"Can we go back, this is the moment Tonight is the night, we'll fight 'til it's over So we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us" "Can't Hold Us" Macklemore
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"You're like an indian summer in the middle of winter, like a hard candy with a surprise center" "Thinking of You" Katy Perry
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Personfication
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"Boy, you got my heartbeat runnin' away" "Super Bass" Nicki Minaj
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"Cause after all, the city never sleeps at night It's time to begin, isn't it? I get a little bit bigger but then I'll admit I'm just the same as I was" "It's Time" Imagine Dragons
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"It's like you're my mirror My mirror staring back at me I couldn't get any bigger With anyone else beside of me And now it's clear as this promise That we're making two reflections into one 'Cause it's like you're my mirror My mirror staring back at me, staring back at me" "Mirrors" Justin Timberlake
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Idiom
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"I hate to show up out of the blue uninvited but I couldn't stay away" "Someone Like You" Adele
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"I've got the moves like Jagger" "Moves Like Jagger" Maroon 5
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"You change your mind, like a girl changes clothes" "Hot & Cold" Katy Perry
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"You are my love, you are my heart" "Baby" Justin Bieber
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"Now she's got me twistin, like an old beach rollercoaster" "Rollercoaster" Luke Bryan
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"She's like a song playin over and over" "Rollercoaster" Luke Bryan
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"Love's a game, wanna play" "Blank Space" Taylor Swift
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"So hey, let's be friends I'm dying to see how this one ends" "Blank Space" Taylor Swift
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"So let the light guide your way, hold every memory as you go" "See You Again" Wiz Khalifa
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"The house that built me" "The House That Built Me" Miranda Lambert
