Figurative Language Practice: Song Lyrics - PowerPoint Presentation

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Figurative Language Practice: Song LyricsStep 1: Identifying and Sorting: Use the Figurative Language “Cheat Sheet” to remember what each form of figurative language means.Sort the song lyrics into the figurative language categories to which they belong. Some lyrics may contain more than one form of figurative language.Identify at least two examples of each form of figurative language.Step 2 : Digging DeeperChoose your favorite song lyric.Write the lyric NEATLY on a piece of computer paper (ask Ms. Muschara)Write what type of figurative language it is under the lyric. For example, simile, metaphor, personification.Draw a picture of the lyric.Tell what the lyric meansNOTE: Ms. Muschara example will be posted on the board.Slide2

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In your house I long to be; Room by room patiently, I'll wait for you there, like a stone.I'll wait for you there, Alone. "Like A Stone" by AudioslaveI am not your rolling wheels, I am the highway.I am not your carpet, I am the sky.I am not your blowing wind, I am the lightning.I am not your autumn moon; I am the night. "I Am the Highway" by AudioslaveYou lie like a priceless Persian rug on a rich man's floor.Well, you lie like a coon dog basking in the sunshine on my porch.Well, you lie like a penny in the parking lot at the grocery store.It just comes way too natural to you, The way you lie. "You Lie" by The Band PerryYou lie like the man with the slick back hair who sold me that Ford.Well, you lie like the pine tree in the back yard after last month's storm.Well, you lie like a penny in the parking lot at the grocery store.It just comes way too natural to you, The way you lie. "You Lie" by The Band PerryYesterday, love was such an easy game to playNow I need a place to hide away.Oh, I believe in yesterday. "Yesterday" by The BeatlesI guess he's an Xbox and I'm more Atari,But the way you play your game ain't fair. "Forget You!" by Cee-Lo GreenSlide4

I look at the world and I notice it's turningWhile my guitar gently weepsWith every mistake we must surely be learningStill my guitar gently weeps "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by The BeatlesFriday night arrives without a suitcaseSunday morning creep in like a nunMonday's child has learned to tie his bootlaceSee how they run "Lady Madonna" by The BeatlesRemember those walls I built?Well, baby they're tumbling downAnd they didn't even put up a fightThey didn't even make a sound"Halo" by BeyonceI found a way to let you inBut, I never really had a doubtStanding in the light of your haloI got my angel now "Halo" by BeyoncéYou'll be my soft and sweetI'll be your strong and steady…You'll be my sunny dayI'll be your shade treeYou'll be my honeysuckleI'll be your honey bee "Honey Bee" by Blake SheltonSlide5

Oh, this is how it starts, lightning strikes the heartIt goes off like a gun, brighter than the sunOh, we could be the stars, falling from the skyShining how we want, brighter than the sun "Brighter Than The Sun" by Colbie CaillatNow and then I think of when we were togetherLike when you said you felt so happy you could die"Somebody That I Used To Know" by GotyeMy heart's a stereoIt beats for you, so listen closeHear my thoughts in every noteMake me your radioAnd turn me up when you feel lowThis melody was meant for youJust sing along to my stereo "Stereo Hearts" by Gym Class HeroesYou, your words like knivesAnd swords and weapons that you use against me"Mean" by Taylor SwiftAnother turning point,A fork stuck in the roadTime grabs you by the handDirects you where to go“Good Riddance (Time of your Life)” by Green DayOur hearts are hungry for a food that won't come And we could make a feast from these crumbs And we're all staring down the barrel of a gun So if your life flashed before you, what would you wish you would've done?“Live Like We’re Dying” by Kris AllenSlide6

Have you seen her dressed in blue?See the sky in front of youAnd her face is like a sailSpeck of white so fair and paleHave you seen a lady fairer? "She's A Rainbow" by The Rolling StonesShe comes in colors everywhere; She combs her hairShe's like a rainbow "She's A Rainbow" by The Rolling StonesYou're a mean one, Mr. Grinch. You really are a heel. You're as cuddly as a cactus, You're as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch. You're a bad banana with a greasy black peel“You’re a Mean one, Mr. Grinch” by Jim CareyYou, with your voice like nails on a chalkboardCalling me out when I'm wounded"Mean" by Taylor SwiftSlide7