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Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt

Onomatopoeia

"Who let the dogs out, WOOF WOOF WOOF." is lyrics to a song by Anslem Douglas.

The lyrics are onomatopoeia because the word woof is a sound.

The artist means who let the 'dogs' out because the party is awesome.

Allusion

"Is the a balm in Gilead?" is a quote from Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Raven'.

This quote is an alludes to the book of Job from the Old Testament. Balm is a type of medicine used for healing.

The author means he needs healing from the pain he is feeling from the loss of his wife Lenior.

Idiom

"We are just reaping the fruits of years of labor." -Steve Taylor

This statement is an idiom because they aren't really reaping fruit.

Taylor just means he is using the benefits of previous labor.

Alliteration

"filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before." is a quote from Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Raven'.

This quote is an alliteration because the 'f' sound repeats.

The author doesn't mean they are fantastic, just really scary.

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Hyperbole

"It's so fluffy, I'm gonna die" is a line from the movie Despicable Me.

This line is a hyperbole because the character thinks the unicorn is so fluffy she is going to die if she doesn't have it. She really isn't going to die, so it is a exaggeration.

The character actually meant she really wanted the unicorn because it was fluffy.

Personification

"The trout rocking out, the black fish sings out, under the sea." -Under the Sea from The Little Mermaid.

These lyrics show personification because they are saying the trout are rocking out, and the fish sing out. This is giving inhuman object human-like abilities.

The artist means under the sea is the place to be because of all the fun fish have.

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Simile

"My bones are very easy to break, like a stick." - Lexie Bouchard

This is a simile because she compares how strong her bones are to how strong a stick is.

She means her bones can break really easily.

Metaphor

"With all the force of a great typhoon, be a man, with all the strength of a raging fire." Is a metaphor from the song, "Be a Man" from the Disney movie Mulan.

The lyrics are a metaphor because the lyrics are comparing a man as a force of a great typhoon, and the strength of a raging fire, without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

The artist means to be strong and courageous.

Assignment

Simile

"Forgetting him is like trying to know somebody you never met," is a simile from the song "Red" by Taylor Swift.

These lyrics are a simile because she compares forgetting him to trying to know someone you never met, using the word 'like'.

She means she can't forget him.

This assignment was to find examples of Figurative Language in test, poetry, and song lyrics.

Metaphor

"I'm meant to be a lion" is an example of a metaphor in the song "He Knows my Name" by Francesca Battistelli.

The lyrics are a metaphor because she is comparing herself to a lion, without using 'like' or 'as'.

Francesca Battstelli means she is supposed to be fearless, brave, and strong for the Lord, because he knows her name.

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