Techniques Used in Song Lyrics

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Here’s

a list of

literary techniques

. Identify the word behind the phonetic

transcription. a- /əˈluːʒ(ə)n/

b-

/ˌrepəˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

c-/ˈmetəfə(r)/

d-/əˌlɪtəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

e –/ɪˈnjuːməreɪʃ(ə)n/

f- /raɪm/

g -/ˌɒnəʊmætəˈpiːə/

b-

h- /əˈnæfərə/

I - /ˈsɪmbəˌlɪz(ə)m/

j- /pə(r)ˌsɒnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

k-/ˈɪmɪdʒəri/ l-/haɪˈpɜː(r)bəli/

m- /ˈsɪməli/

 GLOSSARY

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Here’s a bank of

techniques

used

to give songs a powerful impact.

Match each

hyperbole -symbolism - alliteration - repetition – anaphora – enumeration - imagery - allusion – rhyme– onomatopoeia – personification word with its definition. metaphors -similes

a-

An

…………………………………………………….

verb “do’ in

is

the use of a word such as a pronoun or the

a sentence instead of repeating the word used earlier.

b- The term “………………………………….……..” refers to the use of words with the same sound that can be used in the beginning, middle or end of lines. c- An ………………………………………………. is made when a writer refers to something from history, a geographical location, a famous person which helps writers to represent an idea. d- ………………………………………………

refers to the use of words such as “buzz” that sound like the

sound which they refer to. e- ……………..………………………………. is using real, concrete things to represent an important or abstract idea. f- ………………………………………. are comparisons that use like or as. g- ……………………………………….

are comparisons that do not use like or as.

h- ……………………………………….

is giving human qualities to inanimate objects and things.

i- The ……………………………………….

of a strong word, phrase or line emphasizes the idea and gives

it power. j- ……………………………………….

uses visual word “pictures” to illustrate strong situations that appeal

to our physical senses. k- The term …………………………………………. refers

to naming

each one of a series

or list of

things . l- The term …………………………………………. refers

to

the use of the same letter or sound at the

beginning of words in a sentence. m-

The term …………………………………………. refers

emphasizing what you are saying.

to

an exaggeration, to a way of

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Here are some

examples

. Identify the

techniques

used in the song lyrics.

a- “The answer my friend is blowin’ in the wind, the answer is blowin’ in the wind.” / “All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance “  b- “Like Judas of old you lie and deceive”  c-“And I can see those fighter planes … “ /” Across tin huts as children sleep…” / “ Through the alleys of quiet city street.” 

d-“His face red like a rose on a thorn bush.”  e-“Visions clash, planes crash” 

f-“My blood’s so mad feels like coagulating’.” 

g-“ Everybody's talking about, John and Yoko Timmy Leary, Rosemary, Tommy smothers Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper, Derek Taylor Norman Mailer, Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna, Hare Hare Krishna”  h-“I scrutinize every word, memorize every line I spit it once, refuel, re-energize and rewind I give sight to the blind, my insight through the mind I exercise my right to express when I feel it's time”  i-“ And he knows he always will”  j- “I had a dream so big and loud I jumped so high I touched the clouds” / “ Long Live all the mountains we moved …” k- “The stars were burning so bright “ 

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l- “Loving him is like trying to change your mind ” / “ Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words to your favourite tune”  m- “Your eyes whispered ‘Have we met?’ ”  n- “Our song is the slammin’ screen doors, sneakin’ out late, tapping on your window…”  o-“Baby, I know places we won’t be found , and they’ll be chasing their tails trying to track us down …”  p-“How many seas must a white dove sail”? 