Poetic Devices

Poetic DevicesAlliterationRepetition of a particular sound in the first syllable in a series of words or phrasesOccurs with consonants as well as vowelsHip-Hop AlliterationI'm sick of psychotic society somebody save me / Addicted to drama so even mama couldn't raise me Tupac Shakur, If I Die 2Nite

I seen the Rovers roll up with ribbons / I seen em repod, resold, and re-driven Jay-Z Never Let Me DownHip Hop AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyme within phrases or sentencesAssonanceDead in the middle of Little Italy little did we know / That we riddled some middleman who didn't do diddily-- Big Pun, Twinz

I bomb atomically / Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses can't define how I be droppin' these mockeries.ConsonanceRepetition of the same consonant two or more times in quick successionHip Hop Consonance"Rap rejects my tape deck, ejects projectile/Whether Jew or gentile I rank top percentile. Lauryn Hill, Zealots

SamplingThe act of re-using a recorded portion (or sample) from another song as an instrument in creating a new workLegally controversial permission, clearanceArtistically controversial as well some critics believe it shows a lack of creativity, others believe it shows creativity to re-work an old sample into something completely differentFonky Thang, Diamon Rang

Fonky Thang, dang-a-langBetty bought a diamon ringDiamon ring, had a crackBetty cussed and took it backFonky thang, believe that

Fonky life, I been toldAll that glitters is not goldGold is not realityMama, real is what you lays on me!

Funky sweater, funky feetFunky bitter, funky sweet

Sweet funk is a ladyDressed in blackWith silver buttonsAll down her back

Miss Mary MackAll Dressed in Black

Kanye WestStarted out producing (making instrumentals) for other artists such as Jay-ZKnown for distinctive style in producing, utilizing recognizable samples extensively, often with the pitch adjustedRap breakthrough came with 2003 album The College DropoutFamily BusinessListen to the song. Look for examples of the poetic devices we have been studying:SimileMetaphorAllusionConsonanceAssonanceAlliterationnull63241.15