try and use the word puppy when referencing the dog... this assignment is dumb im sorry you have to do it.
I'm not that sure i can help but i can give you some options to narrow it down.
1) A thousand years by Cristina Perri.
2) Airplanes by B.O.B and Hailey Williams
3) Grenade by Bruno Mars
I know they have figurative language in them.
He was born poor, but rose to a wealthy status. In the sense of rising up social rank and obtaining financial success, Gatsby achieved the American Dream.