dentify, label, and explain the type of figurative language or poetic device used in the song lyrics.Examples may include: imagery devices such as metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole; sounddevices such as alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, rhyme; and rhetorical devicessuch as anaphora and epistrophe.Song Lyrics & Poetry Name: _______________________Finding Figurative Language in Katy Perry’s Firework Copyright©Tracee Orman, 2010-2011 www.traceeorman.com“Firework” by Katy PerryIdentify & Label the Poetic Devices Explain the Poetic Devices Used1 Do you ever feel like a plastic bag2 Drifting through the wind3 Wanting to start again4 Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin5 Like a house of cards6 One blow from caving in7 Do you ever feel already buried deep8 Six feet under scream9 But no one seems to hear a thing10 Do you know that there's still a chance for you11 ‘Cause there's a spark in you12 You just gotta ignite the light13 And let it shine14 Just own the night15 Like the Fourth of July(Chorus)16 Cause baby you're a firework17 Come on show 'em what you’re worth18 Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"19 As you shoot across the sky20 Baby you're a firework21 Come on let your colors burst22 Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"23 You're gonna leave 'em fallin' down24 You don't have to feel like a waste of space25 You're original, cannot be replaced26 If you only knew what the future holds27 After a hurricane comes a rainbow28 Maybe you're the reason why all the doors are closed29 So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road30 Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow31 And when it's time, you'll know32 You just gotta ignite the light33 And let it shine34 Just own the night35 Like the Fourth of July(Repeat Chorus)36 Boom, boom, boom37 Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon38 It's always been inside of you, you, you39 And now it's time to let it through

What gives lyric poetry its musical nature?figurative languageprosemetaphorssound devices

What detail suggests some lyrics can be considered poetry?ATwo, poems use condensed language, like literature with all the water wrung out of it.BReinhard Dohl's "Apfel" and Eugen Gomringer's "Silencio" toe the line between visual art and poetry.CIn rap, poetic elements like rhyme, rhythm and imagery are inseparable from the form.DProse poems use vivid images and wordplay, but are formatted like paragraphs.

Identify and match the correct explanation for the different literary features / terms of poetry.Literary features/terms Explanations1. figurative meaning A. a deliberate exaggeration (e.g. to describesomething in such a way that it seems muchbigger than it really is: ‘He gave me amountainous plate of food.’)2. literal meaning B. using one thing to describe another thing which hassimilar qualities (e.g. ‘Education is the key tosuccess.’)3. mood C. the use of a part to represent the whole or the use ofone item to stand for another with which it hasbecome associated4. theme and message D. the use of words to recreate the sounds they describe5. imagery E. a combination of words with contradictory meanings,used deliberately for effect; it’s usually formed byusing an adjective to qualify a noun with an oppositemeaning (e.g. an open secret)6. figures of speech F. an apparently self – contradictory statement or onethat seems in conflict with logic; lying behind thesuperficial contradiction there is logic or reason7. anticlimax G. attributing human characteristics to non – humanthings8. antithesis H. a play on words which are identical or similar insound in order to create humour9. contrast I. an ironic expression or tone of voice which is used inorder to be unkind or offensive or to make fun ofsomeone10. euphemism J. the use of ridicule, sarcasm, and irony to commentcritically on society or an individual or a situation11. hyperbole K. Words or phrases used in a non – literal way tocreate a desired effect. E.g. associative orconnotative meaning; representational12. metaphor L. The plainest, most direct meaning that can beattributed to words13. metonymy M. atmosphere or emotion in written texts; it showsthe feeling or the frame of mind of the characters;it also refers to the atmosphere produced byvisual, audio or multi – media texts14 onomatopoeia N. the central/ main idea or ideas of a literary text; atext may contain several themes and these may notbe explicit or obvious15 oxymoron O. Words, phrases, and sentences which createimages in our minds, such as similes, metaphors,personification4Literary features/terms Explanations16 paradox P. Word, phrase or sentence that (1) presents a“figure” to the mind of the reader, (2) presents animaginative or unusual use of words that thereader is not to take literally, or (3) presents aspecial arrangement or use of words or wordsounds that create an unusual effect. E.G.antithesis, simile, metaphor,17 personification Q. when an expectation of some high point ofimportance or excitement is not fulfilled or theseriousness of a literary plot is suddenly lost as aresult of a comical, digressive or meaninglessevent18 pun R. the expression of two opposed or different ideas inbalanced contrast (e.g. ‘more haste, less speed’)19 sarcasm S. to consider the way in which things differ20 satire T. a mild or vague expression substituted for a thoughtor word which is felt to be too harsh or direct21. simile U. connecting/transition words: It is to create asmooth flow of thoughts.22. symbol V. If there isn’t any indication, or enough, you don’tknow how to read it. Where do you pause?Where do you continue into the next line?Where do you stop all together and then go tothe next line?23. synecdoche W. group of words repeated at key intervals in apoem24 understatement X. repeating a word, phrase, line, or stanza multipletimes within the poem.25 word choice / diction Y. alliteration, consonance, assonance, rhyme,rhythm26. tone Z. a pattern of sound that includes the repetition ofconsonant sounds. The repetition can be locatedat the beginning of successive words or insidethe word27. rhetorical devices AA. is very similar to alliteration, but the distinctionbetween the two lies in the placement of thesounds. It is not the repeated sound at the startof the words, in most cases, it at the end sound28. emotional responses BB. Is the repetition of vowel sound in words that areclose together29. lines CC. words or lines of poetry that end with the samesound including a vowel that are close togetherin a poem.30. words DD. a regular and repeated pattern of sounds31. stanzas / verses EE. also called rhythm or tempo, is a term used todescribe the flow of events in a text.32. links FF. carrying the sense of one line of verse over to thenext line without a pause.

Device #1: Identify a sound device used in the poem "Introduction to Poetry." Explain how it either enhances your interpretation or enjoyment of the poem.

To use figurative language within a poem