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Figurative Language in Pop Music
This worksheet is based on the YouTube video, “Figurative
(http://youtu.be/4IfWpYg67U4).
Language in POPULAR MUSIC 2, created by Julie Gordon
Number
5
Literary Element
Personification
Definition
6
Imagery
Language that emphasizes sensory impressions
to help the reader see, hear, feel, smell, and
taste the scenes.
10
Symbols
Any object, person, place, or experience that
means more than what it is.
14
Alliteration
Your choice! (There are a total of 15 different examples of figurative language.)
Artist
Example
KEY
Number
5
Literary Element
Personification
Definition
Giving an animal or inanimate object humanlike qualities.
Artist
Coldplay
6
Imagery
10
14
Example
“Lights will guide you home and ignite
your bones…”
The light will help the other person
in a time of need, just as a person
would.
Language that emphasizes sensory impressions
Justin
“I can see us holding hands, walking
to help the reader see, hear, feel, smell, and
Timberlake on the beach, our toes in the sand...”
taste the scenes.
We can “see” what he is singing
about.
Symbols
Any object, person, place, or experience that
means more than what it is.
Beyonce
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds, usually
at the beginnings of words or syllables.
Gives emphasis to certain words.
Ne-Yo
“I can see your halo, you know you’re
my saving grace…”
Halo is a symbol for an angelic
person.
“So sick of love songs, so sad and
slow…”
Figurative devices mentioned in the video:
(1) Metaphor
(2) Allusion
(3) Simile
(4) Onomatopoeia
(5) Personification
(6) Imagery
(7) Onomatopoeia and metaphor
(8) Imagery
(9) Allusion
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
Symbols
Irony
Symbols
Extended metaphor
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia and hyperbole