Transcript Musical figurative language assignment

Brittnie Scott
Period 4
8/9/2013
 “Love
is like the sea, it leaves you on your
knees”-Alicia Keys, Like the Sea
 Alicia
Keys is comparing love to the sea. That
in the beginning, it’s all fun and games, but
too much can overwhelm.
 “You’re
my golden star”-Bruno Mars,
Treasure
 Bruno
Mars is comparing this girl to a golden
star because she’s bright and beautiful.
 “Best
believe somebody’s paying the pied
piper”-Eminem, Lose Yourself
 The
P’s in ‘paying the pied piper’, Eminem is
saying somebody will end up paying for your
mistakes in the end.
 “I
spring with the quickness, like lightning
just appeared”-Will Smith, Fresh Prince of
Bel Air (Theme song)
 Will
Smith is being overly dramatic, that’s
just how much the driver scared him so he
ran away.
 “I
got that boom, boom, pow”-Black Eyed
Peas, Boom Boom Pow
 Fergie
is saying she’s got that boom, boom,
pow, but it’s more of a statement; it’s not
really anything.
 “I’m
a survivor, I’m not gon’ give up. I’m not
gon’ stop, I’m gon’ work harder”-Destiny’s
Child, Survivor
 Beyonce,
Kelly Rowland, and Michelle
Williams make it easy to picture that no
matter what obstacles they face, they will
overcome it all and be stronger than they
were before.