A. “No Guns Allowed” is a very touching song by rapper Snoop Dogg featuring Cordi B and the talented artist Drake. This song was released on April 4, 2013 as one of his hit singles off of his album Reincarnated LP. No Guns Allowed was produced with labels such as Berhane Sound System, Mad Decent, and RCA Records. Publishing this song was definitely out of the normal as Snoop Dogg is popular for his hip-hop style of rap.
B. Thesis Statement: Touching literary devices such as euphemism, allusion, and symbolism, Snoop Dogg’s “No Guns Allowed” establishes a sympathetic atmosphere, but also creates a social annotation on the issue of gun violence of all ages in the American world.
II. Describe the Social Issue
A. Above all, People between the ages of 15-24 are most
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Americans are constantly losing their minds due to drugs, poverty, or even hatred. These are just a few things to name that can cause people to assault someone else.
IV. Second Literary Device
A. In contrast to my first literary device, euphemism to me explains something that is said indirectly to a person that’s meant to be harsh and make the person feel uncomfortable thereafter.
B. “Two more young names carved out of stone.” Powerful line and the artist definitely get us to feel every bit of it. He means that everyday the gun violence is starting to get worse and it’s the younger teens and adults who are killing each other for unknown reasons. Snoop Dogg is really trying to emphasize this point to get parents and guardians to realize that these are there kids, the future of our world. Keeping guns away from young adults is what he is preaching.
C. Gun violence continues to rise and he definitely lets it be known in this line. The ages of the people who are dying aren’t getting older, but younger as the days go on.
V. Third Literary Device
A. Finally, to me allusion means referencing an event to something that has actually happened, and not made up only to intrigue the audience listening to the