Testament – Poetic Devices

In this song the artist uses this video as a clinic to highlight how rap is a form of poetry by deconstructing the various poetic devices found in rap. He gives examples of rap lyrics and structure and matches them with key elements/devices such as; similes, metaphors, imagery, alliteration, personification, rhythm, couplets, repetition, stanza, adverbs, adjectives, colloquial language, sonnet, onomatopoeia, point of views, hyperbole.