1. Sound Devices
Poetry

2. The hooligan in Houlihan's Maneuverin’s nothin‘ new to me
Alliteration
2Pac was one of the pioneers of alliteration in rap, and he uses it to especially powerful effect by choosing hard sounds like “puh” and “kuh” and “buh” and “duh” to make him sound tough. Cam'ron, another artist whose flow is both musical and tough, often uses alliteration.
From To Live & Die in L.A.:
Blind to a broken man’s dream, a hard lesson Court cases keep me guessin‘
From Killa Cam:
The hooligan in Houlihan's Maneuverin’s nothin‘ new to me

3. Words begin with the same consonant sound
Alliteration
Words begin with the same consonant sound
She sells seashells by the seashore
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in stressed syllables:
the fair breeze blew, the white foam flew

4. A word sounds the same as its meaning
Onomatopoeia
A word sounds the same as its meaning
The cat meowed.
The use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning.

6. I’m trying to live it to the limit and love it a lot
Consonance
In consonance, words share the same consonant sound, but have different vowel sounds. From Jay-Z’s “D'Evils”:
I’m trying to live it to the limit and love it a lot

7. The final consonant sound of important words
Consonance
The final consonant sound of important words
sound the same
Short and sweet
Odds and ends
First and last
The repetition of final consonant sound in stressed syllables of words with different vowel sounds.

8. ASsonance
Here’s some assonance from Jay-Z on “A Star is Born” — notice how the rhymes at the end of the lines are imperfect but work because of the shared vowel sound of “ay”:
Rae’ took on the date with the Purple Tape Passed on to Ason and then Ghostface

9. The vowel sounds of important words
assonance
The vowel sounds of important words
sound the same.
It beats, it sweeps, it cleans.
Long vowel sounds increase energy.
He slips timidly on tiptoe.
Soft vowel sounds soften the mood.
The repetition of similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonants.

10. Using harsh sounds to make an impression.
Cacophony
Using harsh sounds to make an impression.
The use of harsh or discordant sounds for poetic effect.

11. My stick fingers click with a snicker
Player Piano
My stick fingers click with a snicker
And, chuckling, they knuckle the keys;
Light footed, my steel feelers flicker
And pluck from these keys melodies.
My paper can caper; abandon
Is broadcast by dint of my din,
And no man or band has a hand in
The tones I turn on from within.
At times I'm a jumble of rumbles,
At others I'm light like the moon,
But never my numb plunker fumbles,
Misstrums me, or tries a new tune.
-John Updike- New Yorker 1954