This is an analysis of the poem Sasha Fierce that begins with:

B'bay Bay you're so fine.
Sun shines on you all they time....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD ABCD EECD EECD ABCD fgg ffhg ABCD ABCD EECD EECD CDCD CDCD C gh edXfaeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,3,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,1,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 1111111 110 101 11111 1111111 110 101 11101 1111011 110 101 11101 1111011 110 101 11111 1111111 110 101 10010101 11011101 1011101 11110001 11111101 1100 110101 11111 1111111 110 101 11111 1111111 110 101 11101 1111011 110 101 11101 1111011 110 101 110 101 11010 101 110 101 11010 101 11010 0101 101 10011001010 1110010101010 010110 01 10010011 100010001010 10011011100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 17
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 78
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; sasha is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word she is repeated.

    The author used the same words b'bay, i, my at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word fierce at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase sasha connects the lines.

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