lyrics

**Chorus**
Sometimes what you mean is not exactly what you say That’s figurative language, using words in different ways Personification, alliteration, assonance, hyperbole Onomatopoeia, metaphor, and simile

When Sally seems to sit somewhere separate from Sonia, Or Caleb calls Chris ‘cause he’s coming to California It’s called alliteration: that’s what occurs When you got the same sound at the start of every word But when you’ve got a vowel sound that keeps sounding the same That’s a figure called assonance, yeah, that’s its name It’s what I’m trying to define by providing this example But I cannot deny that assonance can be a handful
 * Verse I**


 * Chorus**

A simile is something that you use to compare Two unrelated things with an element that’s shared My mind is like an ocean; it’s as smooth as jazz But it’s only a simile if it uses “like” or “as” A metaphor is similar, but watch out! Be careful ’cause you’ve got to leave “like” and “as” out My mind is an ocean; my words are a river, So keep your ears open as I continue to deliver
 * Verse II**

Now if the sun’s smiling down, or the boat hugged the shore That’s personification, nothing less, nothing more But with a buzz or a ding or a hiss or a roar That’s onomatopoeia that we’re using for sure Hyperbole: man, that’s like a million times harder! Take something true, then exaggerate it way farther Now you’ve heard this song from beginning to the finish Now you’ve got some tools to draw your literary image
 * Chorus**
 * Verse III**