What is figurative language in a song?

Figurative language is language that uses figures of speech. It is related to the song lyrics that contains figurative language. There are many types of figurative language such as: metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, symbols, etc.

What songs have personification in them?

#4: Can You Feel the Love Tonight (by Elton John) There’s a calm surrender to the rush of day.

What are 5 examples of figurative language?

Understanding the Concept of Figurative Language

• This coffee shop is an icebox! (
• She’s drowning in a sea of grief. (
• She’s happy as a clam. (
• I move fast like a cheetah on the Serengeti. (
• The sea lashed out in anger at the ships, unwilling to tolerate another battle. (
• The sky misses the sun at night. (

What are songs that have Hyperbole?

5 songs that have hyperbole in them

• Cry me a river- Justin Timberlake. “cry me a river” – it is physically impossible for someone to cry a river.
• 2.It is Raining Men. The Weather Girls. “It is gonna start raining men”
• California Gurls. Katy Perry. “Sun-kissed skin so hot.
• So happy I could die. Lady Gaga. Example:
• Best Friend.

Is Cry Me A River a hyperbole?

You may use the hyperbole ‘cry me a river’ to tell someone that you are not interested in their feelings. This figure of speech is used sarcastically,…

Is oxymoron figurative language?

The oxymoron is a commonly used figurative language device in which two contradictory words are placed side by side. Coming from the original Greek oxy, which means sharp and moron, which means dull, this is rather appropriate.