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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Published in:	New Statesman Vol. 134; no. 4744; pp. 42 - 45
Main Author:	Hancox, Dan
Format:	Article
Published:	New Statesman Ltd. 6/13/2005
Subjects:	Rap music Simile Figures of speech Lyric poetry Sonnet Poetry (Literary form) Eminem, 1972- Pulp (Performer) 50 Cent, 1975- Wu Tang Clan (Performer)
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost