1. Metaphors and Similes in Hip-Hop See, I drop the greats like clumsy waiters drop plates." - Mr. Man on "Fortified Live," Fortified Live

2. What does the simile mean? "I'm cooler than a polar bear's toenails... bend corners like I was a curve, I struck a nerve." - Big Boi on "Atliens," Atliens

3. Write the meaning Me without a mic is like a beat without a snare... I'm sweet like licorice, dangerous like syphilis." - Lauryn Hill on "How Many Mics," The Score

4. What does the simile mean? I come fresh like your breath after you brush, wack Mc's like that orange soda get crushed." - Fatlip on "Pharcyde," Labcabincalifornia

5. What do the simile mean? Throwing out the wicked like God did the devil, funky like your grandpa's drawers, don't test me, we're in like that, you're dead like Presley." - Q-Tip on "Steve Biko," Midnight Marauders

6. ….. My rhymes are like shot clocks, interstate cops and blood clots, my point is your flow gets stopped." - Talib Kweli on "Hater Players," Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Blackstar

7. Metaphors in Hip Hop I’m extra sharp like cheddar… I’m rising faster than the price of gas.. I’m colder than a Dairy Queen Blizzard,

8. Poetry and Music Some of your favorite musical celebrities consider themselves poets. Let’s view some poets in action……………… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgQLEfSi9ys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYjS2vUruB4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1TZO_sOsVo

9. Poets Maya Angelou-Phenomenal Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEz6BsY P5vc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEz6BsY P5vc Alicia Keys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAPFfIx P6VE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAPFfIx P6VE