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