Surprisingly, I believe one of the most prevalent ways that poetry is in music is in rap. Of course, in order to do justice to it's poetical heritage, it has to be done right. And no one does it more justice than Alexander Hamilton- I mean Lin Manuel Miranda! Here are just a few examples of poetic technique used in his 18th century rap:
Alliteration: "He's constantly confusing, confounding the British henchmen..." (Guns and Ships)
Allusion: "I want to sit under my own vine and fig tree, a moment alone in the shade..." (One Last Time)
Metaphor: "You built me palaces out of paragraphs. You built cathedrals." (Burn)
Personification: "Alexander Hamilton... America sings for you." (Alexander Hamilton)
Onomatopoeia: "Yo, let's steal their cannons. Sh-Boom! Boom!" (Right Hand Man)
Simile: "I remember that dreamlike candlelight, like a dream that you can't quite place." (Satisfied)
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