Let's get lyrical.

Focuses on the use of similes in rap lyrics. Examples of similes used by Eminem, Pulp, 50 Cent, Wu-Tang Clan, Antipop Consortium, Fugees, Roll Deep Crew and other performers; Notion in the 18th and 19th centuries that writing poetry was fashionable for young men, according to Keats and Shelley; Deta...

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Publicado en:	New Statesman Vol. 134; no. 4744; pp. 42 - 45
Autor principal:	Hancox, Dan
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	New Statesman Ltd. 6/13/2005
Materias:	Rap music Simile Figures of speech Lyric poetry Sonnet Poetry (Literary form) Eminem, 1972- Pulp (Performer) 50 Cent, 1975- Wu Tang Clan (Performer)
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Sumario:	Focuses on the use of similes in rap lyrics. Examples of similes used by Eminem, Pulp, 50 Cent, Wu-Tang Clan, Antipop Consortium, Fugees, Roll Deep Crew and other performers; Notion in the 18th and 19th centuries that writing poetry was fashionable for young men, according to Keats and Shelley; Details of the web site www.sonnets.org, which puts sonnets in competition with one another similar to rap battles.