2. Similes, metaphors , hyperboles
and personification
are writing techniques known as
“Figurative Language”.
Figurative Language – sayings not to be
taken literally, or seriously.
3. COMPARE one thing to another to help to
describe.
EXAGGERATE to make a point.
GIVES something non-human, or
inanimate, person-like qualities.
4. Examples of figurative language in:
“Rolling in the Deep” - Adele
There’s a fire starting in my heart
Go ahead and sell me out and I’ll lay your ship bare
The scars of your love remind me of us
We could’ve had it all rolling in the deep
You had my heart inside your hand and you played it to the beat
I’m gonna make your head burn
Think of me in the depths of your despair
Throw your soul through every open door
Count your blessings to find what you look for
Turn my sorrow into treasured gold
5. Examples of figurative language in:
“Mean” – Taylor Swift
You, with your words like knives and swords and
weapons that you use against me
You have knocked me off my feet again
Got me feeling like a nothing
You, with your voice like nails on chalkboard
You can take me down with just one single blow
You with your switching sides and your wildfire lies and
your humiliation
Somebody made you cold
Cause you can’t lead me down that road
6. Examples of figurative language in:
“Firework” – Katy Perry
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind
Do you ever feel you’re so paper thin, like a house of
cards, one blow from caving in?
Do you ever feel already buried deep?
You’ve just gotta ignite the light and let it shine
Just own the night like the fourth of July
Cause baby you’re a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Maybe a reason why all the doors are closed so you could
choose the one that leads you down the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow
7. Examples of figurative language in:
“The Wind Cries Mary” – Jimi Hendrix
After all the jacks are in their boxes
And the clouds have all gone to bed
You can hear hapiness staggering on down the stream
Footprints dressed in red
And the wind whispers, “Mary”
A broom is drearily sweeping up the broken pieces of yesterday’s life
And the wind, it cries “Mary”
The traffic lights, they turn blue tomorrow
And shine the emptiness down on my bed
And the wind screams, “Mary”
Will the wind ever remember the names it has blown in the past
And with its crush, its old age and its wisdom, it whispers, “no, this won’t be
the last.”
8. Examples of figurative language in:
“Stereo Hearts” – Gym Class Heroes
My heart’s a stereo, it beats for you so listen close
Hear my thoughts in every note
Make me your radio and turn me up when you feel low
This melody was meant for you, so sing along to my stereo
If I was just another record on the shelf, would you blow me off and
play me like everybody else?
Furthermore I apologize for any skipping tracks, its just that the last girl
that played me left a couple cracks
Holding grudges over love is ancient artifacts
Keep me stuck inside your head like your favorite tune
If I was an old-school 50 pound boom box, would you hold me on your
shoulder wherever you walked?
You never know, we come and go like on the interstate