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Rap artists use poetic devices in their lyrics to create fluidity, sensory images, and musicality in their songs. Sounds within words can add a beat, elongate a line, or emphasize an emotion. Some devices they use are alliteration, assonance, repetition, onomatopoeia, and rhyme.
Alliteration is the repeating of consonant sounds, like this: Jack rabbits jump joyously for jelly beans. The repeated sound is /j/ and it gives the line a beat.
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds, like this: Eels creep in the deep blue sea. The repeating sound is /ee/, and creates an eerie sound.
Remember, in both cases a sound is repeated, not a letter. Philosophical fish fry fritters on Fridays carries the /f/sound four times with the letter “f” and twice in the blend “ph”.
When an artist repeats a word or phrase, he/she is calling special attention to it. Repetition suggests that something occurred more than once or it implies great importance and intensity.
Onomatopoeia is a sensory device adding sound to the lyrics.
Rhyme creates musicality to words so that the lyrics flow like poetry, not prose. Words that rhyme have exactly the same ending sound, even though the words may be spelled differently.
1. Your assignment is to write rap lyrics that contains alliteration, assonance, repetition, onomatopoeia, and rhyme.
2. Your topic must be a summary of a story by Edgar Allen Poe. You can find many of his stories on poestories.com. Remember, your topic is based on a story, not a poem. You may not use The Pit and the Pendulum because that is the example I used in class.
3. Color the font of significant words and sounds within your lyrics and identify them after your name. Lyrics must be posted on the class page or you will not earn credit. Wiki will shut off on the morning of Friday, 11/1; be prepared to perform your rap in class on that day. Plan accordingly; Halloween is the night before your rap is due.
I remember that day it wasn’t nice
The day my goat had to pay the price
We cooked him with sugar, salt and spice
And then ate him with a side of rice
He hit me from the back
The only thing I heard was a crack
He hit me with his special horn-attack
It really hurt because muscle is what I lack
My mom was mad, she'd mumble and murmure
She said it’s time, let’s commit a murder
My goat cried because he had heard her
I said we can’t let’s not take this any further
My parents didn't listen
My parents didn't listen
Because they didn't know what it was like to miss him
‘Cuz he reminded me of Santa’s reindeer Blitzen
After spitting all this fire
There is something you have to acquire
This story isn’t real
I’m just a big liar
The story is over I just played your life
Now you know who’s the greatest rapper alive
Shout out to my lil goat
Catch you later, time to row my boat
Onomatopoeia, Rhyme, Repetition, Alliteration, Assonance
- Jesus Rivera
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