FIGURES OF SPEECH
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What's a metaphor for? You say a golden opportunity Knocks on your door You've got to give it a shot A metaphor says something Is something that it's not Metaphor Now what's a simile's job? You say you work like a dog Then you sleep like a log To give your sentences pizzaz Comparing one thing to another By using like or as Simile, busy as a bee But now please don't take us literally When you run across a metaphor or simile We're just comparing two things To show a similarity We're just figures of speech What's metonymy's game? It's when we use a word related As if it were the same The White House took the blame Is a reference to our president Without using her name Metonymy, I think they're on to me Are you with me so far? Figurative language is fun It lets you express your ideas very creatively Now what's the key to synchedoche? You're using only a part To represent the whole thing You ask me, "Can you lend me your wheels?" I know you mean you wanna borrow My automobile Synechdoche, I like you next to me So we're here today with something cool to teach And hangin' with us is like a day at the beach 'Cause you're already practicing what we preach We're figures of speech And if you really want to use your imagination So hello to personification She'll let you describe a thing As if it were a person What a nice figure of speech We're your friendly figures of speech
Written by Scott Wheatley Scott Wheatley: vocals, guitar, banjo Larry Melton: bass Rob Cosentino: keyboards Yohei Shikano: backing vocals Mark Merella: drums
FIGURES OF SPEECH
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Written by Scott Wheatley Scott Wheatley: vocals, guitar, banjo Larry Melton: bass Rob Cosentino: keyboards Yohei Shikano: backing vocals Mark Merella: drums
What's a metaphor for? You say a golden opportunity Knocks on your door You've got to give it a shot A metaphor says something Is something that it's not Metaphor Now what's a simile's job? You say you work like a dog Then you sleep like a log To give your sentences pizzaz Comparing one thing to another By using like or as Simile, busy as a bee But now please don't take us literally When you run across a metaphor or simile We're just comparing two things To show a similarity We're just figures of speech What's metonymy's game? It's when we use a word related As if it were the same The White House took the blame Is a reference to our president Without using her name Metonymy, I think they're on to me Are you with me so far? Figurative language is fun It lets you express your ideas very creatively Now what's the key to synchedoche? You're using only a part To represent the whole thing You ask me, "Can you lend me your wheels?" I know you mean you wanna borrow My automobile Synechdoche, I like you next to me So we're here today with something cool to teach And hangin' with us is like a day at the beach 'Cause you're already practicing what we preach We're figures of speech And if you really want to use your imagination So hello to personification She'll let you describe a thing As if it were a person What a nice figure of speech We're your friendly figures of speech