Figurative Language Help me study Figurative Language! Identify what type of Figurative Language is being used Explain where you see it and what does the author reveal by using it? Figurative Language

My heart’s a stereo…it beats for you so listen close… “Stereo Hearts” Gym Class Heroes

“The Road Not Taken” Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

“Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Green Day I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don't know where it goes But it's home to me and I walk alone I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams When the city sleeps And I'm the only one and I walk alone

Break a leg

As You Like It Jacques, Act II, Scene vii William Shakespeare “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.”

“So I opened it – you cannot imagine how stealthily, stealthily – until, at length, a single dim ray, like the thread of the spider, shot from out the crevice and full upon the vulture eye.”

Shine bright like a diamond. “Diamond” by Rihanna

“Because I Could Not Stop For Death” Emily Dickinson He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage help but just Ourselves – And Immortality.

“Magic” B.O.B. You know I'm no Pinocchio, I've never told a lie So call me Mr. Magic Man, I float on Cloud 9 I got the magic in me (I got the magic, baby) “Magic” B.O.B.

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne “It irks me…that the partner of her iniquity should not, at least, stand on the scaffold by her side.”

“Lose Yourself” Eminem You better lose yourself in the music, the moment You own it, you better never let it go You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo (You better)

“The Eagle” Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure world, he stands.

“Dynamite” I came to dance, dance, dance, dance I hit the floor Taio Cruz I came to dance, dance, dance, dance I hit the floor 'Cause that's my, plans, plans, plans, plans I'm wearing all my favorite Brands, brands, brands, brands Give me space for both my hands, hands, hands, hands You, you Cause it goes on and on and on And it goes on and on and on

“Super Bass” Boy you got my heartbeat runnin' away Beating like a drum and it's coming your way Can't you hear that boom, badoom, boom Boom, badoom, boom bass? “Super Bass” By Nicki Minaj

“The Pit and the Pendulum” Edgar Allan Poe “At the same time, my forehead seemed bathed in a clammy vapor, and the peculiar smell of decayed fungus arose to my nostrils.”

“Love Story” 'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter Taylor Swift 'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter And my daddy said stay away from Juliet But you were everything to me I was begging you please don't go and I said…

“Grenade” Bruno Mars 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 I would go through all this pain Take a bullet straight through my brain Yes, I would die for you, baby But you won't do the same