Speech
Tonight, Imma fight, Til' we see the sunlight, Tik Tok, on the clock, but the party don't stop no
What is Onomatopoeia?
"I was choking in the crowd
Living my brain up in the cloud
Falling like ashes to the ground
Hoping my feelings, they would drown
But they never did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing
Inhibited, limited
Till it broke up and it rained down
It rained down, like
Pain!"
What is Simile?
What is Pun?
"I can't tell you what it really is
I can only tell you what it feels like
And right now there's a steel knife in my windpipe
I can't breathe but I still fight while I can fight"
What is Hyperbole?
Said I’m so sick of love songs, so sad and slow
What is Alliteration?
You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
Quit snoopin’ ’round my door
You can wag your tail
But I ain’t gonna feed you no more
What is a metaphor?
The politicians are all using negative advertisements against each other. They seem to think that they can fight fire with fire, but I think it just makes everyone trust politicians less.
What is Idiom?
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road.
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go.
So make the best of this test and don’t ask why.
It’s not a question but a lesson learned in time.
What is Personification?
Flash with a rash gimme my cash flickin’ my ash
Runnin with my money, son, go out with a blast.
What is Assonance?
We started from the bottom, now we here, We started from the bottom, now my whole team here.
What is Symbolism?
“Yeah, yeah, I’ma up at Brooklyn, now I’m down in Tribeca
Right next to De Niro, but I’ll be hood forever”
What is Juxtaposition?
The sound of silence.
What is Oxymoron?
Like, "Who's that chick, that's rockin' kicks?
She gotta be from out of town"
What is Colloquialism?
He leaves you out like a penny in the rain.
What is an Analogy?
Don't tell me you're sorry 'cause you're not
Baby when I know you're only sorry you got caught
But you put on quite a show
Really had me going
But now it's time to go
Curtain's finally closing
That was quite a show
Very entertaining
But it's over now (but it's over now)
Go on and take a bow
What is Euphemism?
Call all the ladies out, they're in their finery
A hundred jewels on throats
A hundred jewels between teeth
Now bring my boys in, their skin in craters like the moon
The moon we love like a brother, while he glows through the room
Dancin' around the lies we tell
Dancin' around big eyes as well
Even the comatose, they don't dance and tell
What is Imagery?
"That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles/and my daddy said 'Stay away from Juliet'"
What is Allusion?
Our song is the slamming screen door, sneaking out
What is Synecdoche?