This is an analysis of the poem Devalued that begins with:

There were times I was made to feel uncomfortable
Because I dared to be me and declare who I am....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbcbXXadbececbdbXde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011110101000 0111001101111 1101101101011 01011 111101 111111 111011 1111 1111111 00110001010 1000110111101 1010011101 101 111111 011111 11101 1011010010 110001 1101 110110100010 101000110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 701
  • Average number of words per stanza: 133
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Devalued;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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