Music
Alliteration:
"Alphabet Aerobic," Blackalicious
"Alphabetic Slaughter," Papoose
"Double Essay," One Be Lo
Imagery:
"The Message," Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Allusion:
Allusions in Hip Hop Artwork: 1, 2
Personification:
"I Used to Love H.E.R.," Common
"Stray Bullet," Organized Konfusion
"Can’t Stop the Prophet," Jeru the Damaja
Epic Simile:
"I Go to Work," Kool Moe Dee
Multiple Literary Devices:
The Dozens:
Yo Momma (Implied Main Idea): 1
Yo Momma (Figurative Language): 1
Apostrophe:
Imagery:
"What a Wonderful World," Louis Armstrong
Multiple Literacy Devices:
"Strange Fruit," Billie Holiday
"Someone to Watch over Me," Ella Fitzgerald
Alliteration:
"Rockin' Robbin," Bobby Day
Metaphor:
"Windowsill," Arcade Fire
"Bittersweet Symphony," The Verve
"Brand New Car," The Rolling Stones
"Candle in the Wind," Elton John
"She's a Brickhouse," The Commodores
"Good Golly Miss Molly," Little Richard
"Mountain Song," Jane's Addiction
Personification:
"Trees," Rush
"Under the Bridge," Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Mr. Brownstone," Guns N' Roses
Irony:
"Born in the U.S.A.," Bruce Springsteen
Imagery:
Simile:
"Annie's Song," John Denver
Metaphor:
"I Am a Rock," Paul Simon
Personification:
"Country Roads," John Denver
Imagery:
"The Ghost of Tom Joad," Bruce Springsteen
Alliteration:
"I'm a Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas," Jim Atkins
Alliteration: