Exploring Literary Devices in Lyrics

1. Lyrics and music

2. Literary Devices Alliteration Simile Metaphor Hyperbole (exaggeration) Personification

3. Alliteration • What is it ?

4. Alliteration • Alliteration is the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables of an English language phrase.

5. Alliteration • Where is alliteration found

6. Alliteration • Where is alliteration found • Advertisements ( Persuasive text) • Branding • Poetry • Lyrics

7. Alliteration • Cartoon characters

8. Alliteration • Can you name any famous brands that use it?

9. Alliteration • Can you name any famous brands that use it?

10. Alliteration • Why use it ? • To make your lyrics memorable • To emphasize certain words and phrases Living kinda lavish TinieTempah: Mosh Pit

11. Alliteration • Let it Be, by The Beatles • Whisper words of wisdom, let it be. • Human Nature by Michael Jackson • Hear Her VoiceShake My WindowSweet Seducing Sighs

12. Alliteration • Bad Blood by Taylor Swift • And, baby, now we’ve got bad blood • So Sick by Ne-Yo • Said I’m so sick of love songs, so sad and slow • Drops of Jupiter by Train • Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance, five-hour phone conversation?

13. Alliteration • Check the flavor Biggie Smalls is delivering • Lyrical lyricist flowing lyrics out of my larynx • Chubby competitor, quick to kick a chump in the chest • Supercat with Biggie: Dolly my Baby

14. Alliteration • ECause Everything is Everything it's Evidence my Essence is Every Element, Effortlessly Edit your Enterprise with Eloquence. Elevate with the Energy of Eminem, Every Entity that's Ever been a Enemy I'm Ending them.LowKey: "Alphabet Assassin"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS8v0BuEJsE

15. Alliteration • In pairs make a sentence using alliteration from the letter……. • Use a dictionary

16. Simile • What is it?

17. Simile • A simile says that one thing is another-by comparing it to something else • Uses like or as • “He is as strong as a lion” • Similes can make your language more descriptive and enjoyable

18. Simile • Where do we find simile?

19. Simile • Where do we find simile? • In poetry • In plays and fiction (Shakespeare) • Advertising • Descriptive writing • In music lyrics

20. Simile • As cold as ice. • As free as a bird. • As hungry as a wolf. • As quick as lightning. • I slept like a log. • As light as a feather. • As tough as nails

21. Simile • Taylor Swift- Speak now • And she is yelling at a bridesmaidSomewhere back inside a roomWearing a gown shaped like a pastry. • And the organ starts to playA song that sounds like a death march. • She floats down the aisleLike a pageant queen.

22. Simile • Labels want my name beside the X like Malcolm--Drake: Forever • Just own the night like the 4th of July—Kate Perry: Firework • I hear your voice, it’s like an angel sighing—Madonna: Like a prayer And it seemed to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind—Elton John

23. Simile • "Coming from the deep black like the Loch Ness,now bring apocalypse like the Heart of Darkness."- Talib Kweli on "We Got the Beat," The Beautiful Struggle • I’m like a bird, I’ll only fly away—Nelly Furtado

24. Simile • Madonna- Like A Prayer • Like a child you whisper softly to meYou're in control just like a childNow I'm dancingIt's like a dream, no end and no beginningYou're here with me, it's like a dreamLet the choir sing

25. Simile • Taylor Swift- Red • "Loving him is like driving a new Maserati • down a dead-end streetFaster than the wind, passionate as sin, • ended so suddenly."

26. Metaphor • What is it? • A metaphor says that one thing is another. It isn’t meant literally, though. It’s a way of creating a clear image by making you think of both things at the same time • “The assignment was abreeze.”

27. Metaphor • I'm a bull in this industry man (tell 'em) metaphor -Ludacris: Number one Spot • But if I'm a star, she is the sky (ah ah ah) • I'm Hannibal Lecter so just in case you're thinking of saving face-Drake with Eminem • I'm not an angel, but I wouldn't behave like that. • You’re a diamond. • How could she marry a snake like that. • I'm a movement by myself.

28. Metaphor • If this town is just an apple, then let me take a bite-M. Jackson • Love is a temple, Love a higher law- U2 • I am a rock-Simon and Garfunkel • My heart’s a stereo-Maroon 5

29. Metaphor • In pairs come up with one metaphor.

30. Hyperbole • What is it?

31. Hyperbole • What is it? • Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally

32. Hyperbole (Exaggeration) • “ so many watches I need eight arms” Jay-Z • So chauffeur chauffeur come and take me away'cause I've been standin' in this line for like five whole days-Lupe Fiasco • This girl is on fire – Alicia Keys

33. Hyperbole (Exaggeration) • She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene—Michael Jackson • If you need me. I’ll come running from a thousand miles away • I braved a hundred storms to leave you-Adele • You’ve got a smile that could light up this whole town

34. Hyperbole (Exaggeration) • In pairs come up with an example of hyperbole

35. Personification • What is it? • Personification is when you give the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or, in some cases, to something that isn't even alive. • It helps to describe something so that others can understand it. • “The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky”

36. Personification • While my guitar gently weeps- The Beatles

37. Personification • “I woke up energized,My clock speaking,Closet door open,My clothes looking at me,Fresh kicks sleeping” • -Median

38. Personification • Naïve as the dry leaves on the ground • Lookin’ past the tree to the blue sky askin’: • Why me? • Blu: Amnesia

39. Personification • Naïve as the dry leaves on the ground • Lookin’ past the tree to the blue sky askin’: • Why me? • Blu: Amnesia

40. Personification • You would not believe your eyesIf ten million firefliesLit up the world as I fell asleep – Owl City • The sun is on my side.Take me for a ride.I smile up to the sky.I know I'll be all right.

41. Personification • In pairs come up with a sentence using personification

42. Song structure • Intro—8 bars –with or without beat • Verse 1- 16 bars • Chorus------8 bars • Verse 2- 16 bars • Chorus------8 bars • Middle eight --- 8 bars (instrumental, drop) • Chorus------8 bars or 16 bars • Just guidelines---not set rule

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