How is the song "We shall overcome" similar to a poem?? this was used in the civil rights movement. also, if you can find any melody/rhythm in it, let...

A very common
technique in poetry is : the repetition of initial consonant sounds (for
example, "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" repeats the "p"
sound at the the beginning of most of its words).

"We Shall
Overcome" contains many cases of alliteration.  For example:

a)
"deep in my heart I do
believe";

b) "We'll
walk...";

c)
"wide world."

 

Another common technique in poetry is : the
use of "word-pictures" to represent ideas and emotions.  A poet would not usually
write, "Relax and enjoy yourself"; rather, he might say, "Kick off your shoes and
relax your socks" (see second link below).

Although "We Shall
Overcome" is not particularly rich in imagery, it does contain some.  Some examples
are:

a) "We'll walk hand in hand" (meaning, we'll work and live
together);

b) "The whole wide world around."