To help my 8th grade students with figurative language recognition such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole and personification, I created this short video using current popular songs. They will identify each type of figurative language used in each song. I hope you find it enjoyable. read more
Perhaps the easiest figurative language to find in song lyrics is the five different types of imagery: Tactile (touch), olfactory (smell), visual (sight), auditory (hearing) and gustatory (taste). These are phrases that directly appeal/engage the five senses. read more