Figurative Language in Popular Song Lyrics
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“This time, This place
Misused, Mistakes
Too long, Too late”
“She’s like a song played
again and again”
“You start to freeze as
horror looks you right
between the eyes”
“You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep”
“Tick! Tock! on the clock
but the party don’t stop”
“Steady as a preacher
Free as a weed”
“Cause you know I’d walk
A thousand miles
If I could just see you
Tonight”
“Can you imagine no first
dance, freeze dried
romance, five-hour phone
conversation”
“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”
“You see the hate
that they servin’ on a platter
So what we gonna have,
dessert or disaster
?”
“Smooth as a hickory wind
That blows from Memphis
Down to Apalachicola”
“Imagine a dirt road full of
potholes, with a creek bank
and some cane poles
catching channel cat”
“The truth comes out a little at a time
And it spreads just like a fire
Slips off of your tongue
like turpentine”
“I got that boom, boom, boom
That future boom, boom, boom”
“You are the thunder,
and I am the
lightning”
“I search around the world
But I can’t seem to find
Somebody to love”
“I can’t even fall for some other man
Cause brother man
You know how to get hip to my heart”
“When I met you girl,
My heart went
Knock! Knock!”
“You could be a sweet dream
or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don’t want to
wake up from you”
“Our hearts are hungry
for a food that won’t
come”
“A thousand times before
I’ve wondered if there’s something more
Something more”
“I just wanted to take this in,
The moonlight dancin’ off
your skin”
“
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 a fighter when she’s mad
And she’s a lover when she’s loving”
“Little darling,
It's been a long cold
lonely winter”
“Who let the dogs out?
Woof, woof, woof, woof!”
“I just saw Halley’s Comet,
she waved
Said why are you always
running in place?”
“I need you like a
heart needs a beat”
“I’m fighting for this girl
On a battlefield of love”
“Beep, beep, beep, beep!
Who got the keys to the Jeep?
Vrooooooom!”
“This one goes out to the
man who mines for
miracles”
“. . .he’s candy-coated
misery, he’s a devil in
disguise, a snake with
blue eyes”
“The last time we talked
The night that I walked
Burns like an iron
In the back of my mind”
“One day justice will come
and find you
And I’ll be right there in your
memory to remind you”
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
“That you were Romeo
You were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said
Stay away from Juliet”
“I’ve been awake
for a while now
You got me feelin’
like a child now”
Dive into the world of figurative language through popular song lyrics featuring various literary devices such as alliteration, simile, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and more. Explore how artists like Nickelback, Sean Kingston, Michael Jackson, Owl City, Ke$ha, and others creatively use language to evoke emotions and paint vivid imagery in listeners' minds.
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SONG LYRICS featuring FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
ALLITERATION This time, This place Misused, Mistakes Too long, Too late Far Away by Nickelback
SIMILE She s like a song played again and again Replay by Sean Kingston
PERSONIFICATION You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes Thriller by Michael Jackson
HYPERBOLE You would not believe your eyes If ten million fireflies Lit up the world as I fell asleep Fireflies by Owl City
ONOMATOPOEIA Tick! Tock! on the clock but the party don t stop Tik Tok by Ke$ha
SIMILE Steady as a preacher Free as a weed American Honey by Lady Antebellum
HYPERBOLE Cause you know I d walk A thousand miles If I could just see you Tonight A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton
ALLITERATION Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance, five-hour phone conversation Drops of Jupiter by Train
SIMILE 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 Smile by Uncle Kracker
ALLITERATION You see the hate that they servin on a platter So what we gonna have, dessert or disaster dessert or disaster? Knock You Down by Keri Hilson
SIMILE Smooth as a hickory wind That blows from Memphis Down to Apalachicola Southern Voice by Tim McGraw
ALLITERATION 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
SIMILE 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
ONOMATOPOEIA I got that boom, boom, boom That future boom, boom, boom Boom Boom Pow by The Black Eyed Peas
METAPHOR You are the thunder, and I am the lightning Naturally by Selena Gomez
HYPERBOLE I search around the world But I can t seem to find Somebody to love Somebody to Love by Leighton Meester
ALLITERATION I can t even fall for some other man Cause brother man You know how to get hip to my heart Hip to My Heart by The Band Perry
ONOMATOPOEIA When I met you girl, My heart went Knock! Knock! One Time by Justin Bieber
METAPHOR 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
PERSONIFICATION Our hearts are hungry for a food that won t come Live Like We re Dying by Kris Allen
HYPERBOLE A thousand times before I ve wondered if there s something more Something more Rain by Creed
PERSONIFICATION I just wanted to take this in, The moonlight dancin off your skin History in the Making by Darius Rucker
METAPHOR 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 a fighter when she s mad And she s a lover when she s loving She s Everything by Brad Paisley
ALLITERATION Little darling, It's been a long cold lonely winter Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles
ONOMATOPOEIA Who let the dogs out? Woof, woof, woof, woof! Who Let the Dogs Out by The Baha Men
PERSONIFICATION I just saw Halley s Comet, she waved Said why are you always running in place? Second Chance by Shinedown
SIMILE I need you like a heart needs a beat Apologize by One Republic ft. Timbaland
METAPHOR I m fighting for this girl On a battlefield of love Down by Jay Sean
ONOMATOPOEIA Beep, beep, beep, beep! Who got the keys to the Jeep? Vrooooooom! Beep Beep by Timbaland & Magoo ft. Missy Elliot
ALLITERATION This one goes out to the man who mines for miracles We Weren t Born to Follow by Bon Jovi
METAPHOR . . .he s candy-coated misery, he s a devil in disguise, a snake with blue eyes Cowboy Casanova by Carrie Underwood
SIMILE The last time we talked The night that I walked Burns like an iron In the back of my mind Life After You by Daughtry
PERSONIFICATION 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
METAPHOR 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
ALLUSION That you were Romeo You were throwing pebbles And my daddy said Stay away from Juliet Love Story by Taylor Swift
SIMILE I ve been awake for a while now You got me feelin like a child now Bubbly by Colbie Caillat
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