SONG LYRICS featuring FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

alliteration “This time, This place Misused, Mistakes Too long, Too late” “Far Away” by Nickelback

“She’s like a song played again and again” Simile “She’s like a song played again and again” “Replay” by Sean Kingston

“You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes” 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

but the party don’t stop” 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

“Cause you know I’d walk 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 “Smile” by Uncle Kracker “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

that they servin’ on a platter alliteration “You see the hate that they servin’ on a platter So what we gonna have, 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

“A Little More Country Than That” by Easton Corbin 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

“You are the thunder, and I am the lightning” metaphor “You are the thunder, and I am the lightning” “Naturally” by Selena Gomez

“I search around the world 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

“Live Like We’re Dying” personification “Our hearts are hungry for a food that won’t come” “Live Like We’re Dying” by Kris Allen

hyperbole “Rain” by Creed “A thousand times before I’ve wondered if there’s something more Something more” “Rain” by Creed

“History in the Making” personification “I just wanted to take this in, The moonlight dancin’ off your skin” “History in the Making” by Darius Rucker

metaphor “She’s Everything” by Brad Paisley “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

It's been a long cold lonely winter” 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!” 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

by One Republic ft. Timbaland 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

by Timbaland & Magoo ft. Missy Elliot onomatopoeia “Beep, beep, beep, beep! Who got the keys to the Jeep? Vrooooooom!” “Beep Beep” by Timbaland & Magoo ft. Missy Elliot

“We Weren’t Born to Follow” 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

“The last time we talked 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

“Didn’t You Know How Much I Loved You” by Kellie Pickler 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 “Take a Bow” by Rihanna 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

The End

You were throwing pebbles 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