If you choose the second, ensure they have a good understanding of the figurative language.

Teaching figurative language with songs. 21 best songs with figurative language 1. Put students in pairs or small groups. Youtube is also a great place to hunt out figurative language videos.

To help my 8th grade students with figurative language recognition such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole and personification, i created this short video using. Teaching figurative language in songs. Metaphor in song lyrics instruction:

Searching for love is an engaging contest for students who love competitive games as they. About press copyright contact us creators advertise developers terms privacy policy & safety how youtube works test new features press copyright contact us creators. Teach similes and metaphors using the songs students choose.

The author built in pauses for discussion so you. This song is a perfect example of using more than one type of figurative language at the same time. We jammed out to a few fun songs such as “fireflies” by owl city, “thriller” by michael jackson, “replay” by sean kingston, and “firework” by katy perry.

Read the song lyrics from an extract from cole porter’s “you’re the top” then answer the questions below. The song uses interesting figurative language to describe how well this relationship is going. Use music as a bell ringer.

Teaching with music is the perfect way to make figurative language relevant in your classroom. This handout is designed to teach students what figurative language is and how authors or artists use it. It’s about a woman who’s unlucky in love.