Poets use literally devices  to give life to there poetry. In the poem called "Please Don't Take My Air Jordan's" by Reg e.Gaines. Gaines use literally devices to retell the theme of the poem. The theme of the poem is greed and selfishness. The type of literally devices the poet uses are similes, metaphors, hyperbole, onomatopoeia ,rhythm and rhyme.

The poem  "Please Don't Take My Air Jordan's" is about a young possibly inner city male who is very selfish and greedy. He eventfully kills and robs and man for a pair of air Jordan's. He justifies his actions by explaining how he needs new clothing or his friends would make fun of. As well that he wont feel good about him self if doesn't have new clothes

Rhythm and rhyme are heavily used throughout the poem to show case the characters motives. Which then in turn show cases greed and selfishness ."but its easy to steal fresh gear from the mall/parents say I shouldn't but I know I should/gota ta do what I can to make sure I look good"(Gaines 11 12)."but I really must get some new gear soon /or my ego will pop like a ten cent balloon" (Gaines 17 18)

The poet uses hyperboles and onomatopoeia  to move the poem along .But also to give more examples of the selfness and greed that is the main character. But to also make the poem more real. "I fired (Pow) he fell between two parked cars" (Gaines 42). "made a left turn on Houston pulled out my gun and screamed/ GIMME THEM JORDANS...and he tried to run"(Gaines 39 40)

As you can see these examples of quotes represents the characters mind state which is selfishness and greediness. Which in turn is the theme of the story. but a lot times these actions actually happen which is very scary.  

Poets use literary devices to give life to there poems. and to give diversity to there writing."im 

stylin...smilin...looking real mean/it aint bout bein heard just bein scene" (gaines).This quotation shows that

 Reg e. gaines wanted to give off a sense of selfishness and greed.But also that culture and using rhyme and 

ryhnem t show case that.The literally devices that the poet uses is rhyme,rhythm,onomatopoeia,simile 

,metaphor,hyperbole to retell the theme.Which is greed and selfishness.

When the poet uses hyperbole.To show the aggregation the main character uses to justifies the crimes he had 

committed."but i really must get some new gear soon/or my ego will pop like a ten cent balloon".This 

example shows how he justifies his crimes.In the real world, many times people blame external factors that 

cause violence and crime.

The author uses onomatopoeia, to give a sense of realism to the poem."I fired (pow) he fell between two 

parked cars".This gives the poem a imagery as well.When using Pow,this is using the sense of hearing.Many 

times poets use onomatopoeia to tell the story of there poem.For example when the poet said the word pow

. It symbolized the sound of the gun.

As you can see. The literary  devices  that reg e. gaines uses help retell his poetry and give of the theme of the poem         

Since im white I cant say the word n****
Even though people consider me a wigga
Nah boy im just urban
I don't know how to keep my mouth shut ,So i just keep blurtin
These curses, these verses are mediocre
I buy these shoes and clothes which are making me broker and broker

Bad are drugs
I aint  gonna rap about shottin slugs or selling nugs
Im a white boy from the slope
I guess I wanna be a rapper
But i dont really care if I dont cuz im a slacker
A lazy ass napper
Monkey slapper

My flo is weak
My futures looking bleak
I gotta get off my ass
And start getting cash
People think im a stoner
But im more of a sociable loner