Figurative Language In The Ghetto Gospel By Tupac

Our country faces many problems. The struggles that many face in the inner cities, and in the”ghetto” need to be fixed. Tupac Shakur lived this lifestyle, he lived through the struggle and by the standards of many, “he made it.” One of the most popular rappers and considered by many to be one of the greatest. In the song, The Ghetto Gospel, Tupac describes the violence, poverty, and struggle that he has seen. The theme of this song is the idea that society needs peace to end the violence in the inner cities. Tupac uses imagery to help the reader relate and understand the struggle that he had to witness and live through. He gives good detail to help those who listen this song, visualize or picture what he is referring to in the song. Tupac is a great storyteller, and he used good description to in this song to make his point and tell his story. Some of the things he saw as kid, many people cannot imagine. He says, “Crack got her crazy/Guess who's giving birth to a baby.” He is describing a woman on crack, about to give birth to a baby. The issue of the drug war is another issue, he is describing in the song. He uses the description and detail so the reader can

Tupac wants to see the war in the streets come to an end, he compares that to seeing the light. The light represents to seeing the end of the war of violence. He uses light as the metaphor because it often represents hope, and happiness. He says, “hope we see the light before it's ruined, my ghetto gospel” ( ). The light is a metaphor to represent the promise land of bringing an end to violence in streets. He wants to live to see this day.This use of figurative language shows his creativity and his dream of one day seeing the day, without gun violence, without gang war. Tupac wants to see the day where one day our society reaches peace. That is the theme of this