This document discusses figures of speech, specifically similes and metaphors. It provides examples of each from the Taylor Swift song "Mean". A simile directly compares two things using like or as, while a metaphor implies a comparison without those words. The document encourages identifying similes and metaphors in other pop songs and provides a quiz for additional practice distinguishing between the two figures of speech.

1. Figures of speech:
simile and metaphor
robbie jean b. alvarado
dona liling neis negapatan national high school

2. Let’s review!
Choose the letter of the correct
answer.

3. 1. It refers to rhyme, rhythm and techniques used by the poet
to enhance the poem’s mood and meaning.
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A. FORM
B. SOUND
C. IMAGERY
D. THEME

4. 2. It is the message about life that the poem conveys.
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5. 3. “Lyric 17” is all about ________.
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A. A BIRD
B. A SONG
C. A WOMAN
D. A POEM

6. 4. The following were compared to a lovely woman except one:
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A. ROSE
B. WINDY MORNING
C. ORCHID FLOWER
D. SPECTRUM

7. 5. They are the creative language that poets use to make
readers see ordinary things in new ways.
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A. FIGURES OF SPEECH
B. RHYME
C. IMAGES
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

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9. Thoughts on “MEAN”
1. What is the song about?
2. What comparisons did Swift made about the
bully?
3. How did Swift deal with bullies based on the song?
4. If you were in her situation, what would you do?
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10. Figures of speech
> is a language that suggests sense impressions, images,
pictures and the like.
> The words used in figurative language are accurate and
precise, although they are not literally true.
> The use of figurative language makes for an interesting
style. It is a welcome change from the monotony of
expressing ideas in direct statements.
> Their use creates freshness and originality of expression.
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11. figures of speech (comparison)
> SIMILE
> Uses words “like”, “as”, “than”
or “resembles” to compare two
unlike things that have
something in common.
> Example:
a poem must be musical
as a seagull
it must kneel like a rose
> METAPHOR
> Compares two unlike
things without using words
such as “like” or “as”.
> Example:
- SIMILE: Life is like a
wheel.
- METAPHOR: Life is a
dream.
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12. mean
You with your words
like knives and swords
and weapons that you
use against me.
You have knocked me
off my feet again, got
me feeling like I’m
nothing.
You with your voice
like nails on a
chalkboard, calling me
out when I’m wounded.
You, picking on a
weaker man.
You can take me down
with just one single
blow but you don’t
know what you don’t
know.
Someday I’ll be living
in a bog old city and
all you’ll ever gonna
be is mean. Someday
I’ll be big enough so
You can’t hit me and
all you’ll ever gonna
be is mean. Why you
gotta be so mean?
You, with your
switching sides and
your wildfire lies and
your humiliation. You
have pointed out my
flaws again as if I
don’t already see
them.
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13. mean
You with your words
like knives and swords
and weapons that you
use against me.
You have knocked me
off my feet again, got
me feeling like I’m
nothing.
You with your voice
like nails on a
chalkboard, calling me
out when I’m wounded.
You, picking on a
weaker man.
You can take me down
with just one single
blow but you don’t
know what you don’t
know.
Someday I’ll be living
in a bog old city and
all you’ll ever gonna
be is mean. Someday
I’ll be big enough so
You can’t hit me and
all you’ll ever gonna
be is mean. Why you
gotta be so mean?
You, with your
switching sides and
your wildfire lies and
your humiliation. You
have pointed out my
flaws again as if I
don’t already see
them.
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14. LET’S PLAY! Can you spot
the SIMILES and
METAPHORS in some pop
songs?
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15. Any questions?

16. Let’s check!
Watch the video. List down the similes
and metaphors in the song clips.
Identify each. Example: words like
knives- SIMILE

17. Answer keys:
1. You are nothing
but a hound dog-
Metaphor
2. I’m like a
ringleader –
Simile
3. I’m like a
firecracker –
Simile
4. I’m like a
performer –
Simile
5. The dance floor is
my stage – Metaphor
6. Just like a circus
7. Losing him was
blue- Metaphor
8. Missing him was
dark grey _ Metaphor
9. Forgetting him was
like trying…- Simile
10. Loving him was
red- Metaphor
11. I’m radioactive –
Metaphor
12. Beautiful like
diamonds – Simile
13. Bright like a
diamond – Simile
14. Life is a highway –
Metaphor
15. I am Titanium -
Metaphor
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18. Answer Key
16. She’s a flame-
Metaphor
17. Looks like a girl –
Simile
18. Im a hot air
balloon- Metaphor
19. A room without a
roof – Simile
20. Like a wrecking
ball - Simile
21. you’re a falling
star- metaphor
22. you’re a getaway
car- metaphor
23. you’re the line in
the sand- metaphor
24.you’re the
swimming pool-
metaphor
25. you’re the perfect
thing- metaphor
26. I’m walking on
sunshine- Metaphor
27. My heart’s a
stereo- metaphor
28. Words like knives-
Simile
29. Voice like nails –
Simile
30. Love you like a
love song- simile
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19. Answer keys
31. Your drug is a
heartbreaker –
metaphor
32. My love is a life
taker- metaphor
33. Your arm is my
castle- metaphor
34. Your heart is my
sky – metaphor
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For more practice on SIMILES and
METAPHORS, click on these links:
https://www.quia.com/quiz/234882.html?AP_ra
nd=365965229
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-
school/story.php?title=simile-or-metaphor_4vz

21. “No one can make you
feel inferior without your
consent.”
- Eleanor Roosevelt
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Thanks!
ROBBIE JEAN B. ALVARADO
DONA LILING NEIS NEGAPATAN
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL