In Alexander Hamilton, there is a lot of descriptive adjectives and phrases used to describe him. In the opening lines, Hamilton's assassin Aaron Burr, gives a brief background to Hamilton's past. At the very beginning when Burr says, "bastard, orphan, son of a whore", he is not only describing Hamilton but insulting him, which foreshadows the end in which the murder is revealed. In the next lines Burr begins to discredit and envy Hamilton's accomplishments, "And a Scotsman, droppedin the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence impoverished, In squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar?", this quote also gives details into his successes in life are through his obstacles.

               

       There are many examples of poetic devices through out the song. The first example is rhetorical question in the very first line when Burr questions how Hamilton has accomplished so much even though he struggled growing up. It is technically a question but does not need an answer, "How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore And a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence impoverished, In squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar?" Burr, the murderer of Hamilton, is asking the audience how Hamilton was able to perservere, however he did not want a reply, it was to prove a point not get an answer. Imagery is also present at 3:21 when Burr says "The ship is in the harbor now, see if you can spot him," it depicts an image of Hamilton on a ship.

          The main speaker in the song is Aaron Burr and his tone is extremely aggressive and revealing. He openly says that he killed Alexander Hamilton because of his jealousy. The rap has various people who knew Hamilton giving their input on how he was as a person. What caught my attention the most is how many people disliked Hamilton, they all said something negative about him. It was also surprising how his murderer admitted to the crime.