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APPENDIX 4.5: The Record of Figurative Language in the Song: Superheroes
5. Superheroes
1
All the life, she has seen
2
All the meaner side of me
3
They took away the prophets dream
4
For a profit on the street
5
Now she‟s stronger than you know
6
A heart of steel starts to grow
7
All his life, hes been told
8
He‟ll be nothing when he‟s old
9
All the kicks and all the blows
10
He will never let it show
11
Cause he‟s stronger than you know
12
A heart of steel starts to grow Chorus:
13
When youve been fighting for it all your life
14
Youve been struggling to make things right
15
That‟s how a superhero learns to fly Every day, every hour
Turn the pain into power
16
When youve been fighting for it all your life
17
Youve been working every day and night
18
That‟s how a superhero learns to fly
19
All the hurt, all the lies
20
All the tears that they cry
21
When the moment is just right
22
Youll see fire in their eyes
23
Cause hes stronger than you know
24
A heart of steel starts to grow Chorus
25
Shes got lions in her heart
26
A fire in her soul
27
Hes a got a beast in his belly
28
Thats so hard to control
29
Cause theyve taken too much hits
30
Taking blow by blow
31
Now light a match, stand back, watch them explode
Chorus Me
Si H
Mi IE
RQ My
Ir S
P
Total 5
1 2
2
recurrent lines
Abbreviations: Me
: Metaphor IE
: Idiomatic Expressions Ir
: Irony Si
: Simile RQ
: Rhetorical Questions S
: Sarcasm H
: Hyperbole My
: Metonymy P
: Personification Mi
: Meiosis
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APPENDIX 4.6: The Record of Figurative Language in the Song: Flares
6. Flares
1
Did you lose what wont return?
2
Did you love but never learn?
3
The fires out but still it burns
4
And no one cares, theres no one there
5
Did you find it hard to breathe?
6
Did you cry so much that you could barely see?
7
Youre in the darkness all alone
8
And no one cares, theres no one there Chorus:
9
But did you see the flares in the sky?
10
Were you blinded by the light?
11
Did you feel the smoke in your eyes?
12
Did you? Did you?
13
Did you see the sparks filled with hope?
14
You are not alone
15
Cause someones out there, sending out flares
16
Did you break but never mend?
17
Did it hurt so much you thought it was the end?
18
Lose your heart but dont know when
19
And no one cares, theres no one there Chorus
Me Si
H Mi
IE RQ
My Ir
S P
Total 2
11
recurrent lines
Abbreviations: Me
: Metaphor IE
: Idiomatic Expressions Ir
: Irony Si
: Simile RQ
: Rhetorical Questions S
: Sarcasm H
: Hyperbole My
: Metonymy P
: Personification Mi
: Meiosis