Tupac Rhyme Scheme

questions “even the genius ask questions” (Verse 4). Ultimately, he’s showing that knowledge is the key to overcoming oppression. Tupac further emphasizes ways in which to address politics and power through getting people to realize that power lies in the people. What really stood out to me was the one phrase in verse four, “Be grateful for your blessings”. When I first heard this song I was thinking why would a guy with dreadful circumstances tell us, the audience to be grateful for our blessing. It then hit me, throughout the whole song, tupac describes that he had a hard life. It’s apparent after hearing other songs from the artists. He emphasizes the value in adversity because it makes you stronger. By being grateful, people can remove themselves of the forces of unhappiness so they can find a positive way to face difficulties. Tupac does not just …show more content…
He delivers his lyrics decently, and with good flow but I see him more like a lyricist. His relatively speed of delivery is not that fast. I believe he is delivering his song like this, so that the messages he gives can be easily understood. Their is no noteworthy wordplay. His rhyme scheme is simple. In the song is mostly verse. I say verse because he rhymes most of the the song. His tone of voice in this song is serious. This track “utilizes a distorted guitar sample from Isaac Hayes' Walk on By’ and the beat from Minnie Riperton's ‘Inside My Love,’ ”. As to the he significance of using these samples. I believe he had a reason to use theses samples. After hearing both of these samples, I conclude that he used these tracks in this song because they are both thought provoking. He wanted his audience to really think about the messages he was trying to stress. This song does not include a played interpolation of another song. The instruments that are used in this song are the piano and the