Figurative Language and Music – Idioms

Idioms are where a word or phrase means something different from the meanding of its individual words.

Musicians use idioms often along with methapors and similies to make their point in short statements or to assist with matching words to rhythms. It can also help with rhymes to make phrases work.

Today we are going to work with idioms. Please watch the following with Mr. Quinn in small groups: Tim and Moby discuss “Letting the cat out of the bag”.

Activies for practice

When you go back to small groups please choose 4 of the exercises below to practice what you learned today:

1.http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/52.asp

2. http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmatch/coll1.htm

3. http://www.quia.com/pages/pbordasidioms.html

4. http://www.quiz-tree.com/American-Idioms_Animals_1imageXML.html

5. http://www.quiz-tree.com/American-Idioms_Colors_1imageXML.html

6. http://www.quiz-tree.com/American-Idioms_Money_1imageXML.html

7. http://www.quiz-tree.com/American-Idioms_Time_1imageXML.html

8. http://www.quia.com/cm/110179.html?AP_rand=121021951

9. http://www.quia.com/cb/7374.html - Idiom Jepordy

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