
Figurative language in song lyrics
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- Q1What type of figurative language is used in the line 'I'm on the edge of glory' in Lady Gaga's 'The Edge of Glory'?HyperboleSimilePersonificationMetaphor30s
- Q2What type of figurative language is used in the line 'You're a shooting star I see, a vision of ecstasy' in Owl City's 'Fireflies'?MetaphorHyperboleSimilePersonification30s
- Q3What type of figurative language is used in the line 'She's lightning in a bottle' in Katy Perry's 'Firework'?SimilePersonificationHyperboleMetaphor30s
- Q4What type of figurative language is used in the line 'Cause darling I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream' in Taylor Swift's 'Blank Space'?MetaphorPersonificationHyperboleSimile30s
- Q5What type of figurative language is used in the line 'I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away' in Nelly Furtado's 'I'm Like a Bird'?MetaphorSimileHyperbolePersonification30s
- Q6What type of figurative language is used in the line 'You ain't nothin' but a hound dog' in Elvis Presley's 'Hound Dog'?MetaphorHyperboleSimilePersonification30s
- Q7What type of figurative language is used in the line 'You got me like a crazy in a trance' in Britney Spears' 'Toxic'?SimilePersonificationHyperboleMetaphor30s
- Q8What type of figurative language is used in the line 'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars' in Coldplay's 'A Sky Full of Stars'?MetaphorPersonificationHyperboleSimile30s
- Q9What type of figurative language is used in the line 'I'm a genie in a bottle' in Christina Aguilera's 'Genie in a Bottle'?PersonificationSimileMetaphorHyperbole30s
- Q10What type of figurative language is used in the line 'I'll be your sinner in secret' in Shawn Mendes' 'Lost in Japan'?SimileMetaphorHyperbolePersonification30s
- Q11Which sound device is used in the lyrics 'I'm walking on sunshine, whoa'?SimileHyperboleMetaphorRepetition30s
- Q12Which sound device is used in the lyrics 'Every time I close my eyes, it's like a dark paradise'?SimileImageryMetaphorHyperbole30s
- Q13Which sound device is used in the lyrics 'Cause baby you're a firework, come on show 'em what you're worth'?ConsonanceAssonanceRhymeRepetition30s
- Q14Which sound device is used in the lyrics 'I'm on the edge of glory, and I'm hanging on a moment of truth'?ConsonanceAlliterationRhymeAssonance30s
- Q15Which of the following words might express a sad tone in song lyrics?LonelyJoyfulEnergeticExcited30s