Could you please find the poetry devices in this song?

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Cast off the crutch that kills the pain
the red flag waving never meant the same
The kids of tommorow don't need today when they live in the sins of yesterday

Well I've never seen us act like this
Our only hope is the minds of kids
And they'll show us a thing or two

Our only weapons are the guns of youth
It's only time before they tighten the noose
And then the hunt will be on for you

We don't need them

(chorus)

Like the smallest bee packs a sting
Like the pawn checkmates a king
We'll attack at the crack of dawn

Build a ladder if there's a wall
Don't be afraid to slip and fall
Speak for yourself or they'll speak for you

We don't need them

(chorus)

Light a fire
Don't need water
Like a jury
Needs a liar
Like a riot
Don't need order
Like a madman
Needs a martyr

We don't need them (x8 )

(chorusx5)

We don't need them (x17)
 
second line is a metaphor and so are lines 7-9. the first two lines of the chorus are similes, and in the second chorus, lines 3, 5, and 7 are similes as well
 
Repetition (we don't need them)
Simile (used over and over... "like a jury / needs a lawyer" "like a madman / needs a martyr")
Alliteration ("cast off the crutch")
 
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