This document analyzes and provides examples of figurative language techniques used in hard rock songs from different decades. It examines the use of anaphora, hyperbole, assonance, and simile in lyrics from Rolling Stone's "Satisfaction" from the 1960s, Van Halen's "Dreams" from the 1980s, and Avenged Sevenfold's "Afterlife" from the 2000s. Specific examples of each technique are given from the lyrics of each song.