This is an analysis of the poem She Is The Best Qualified that begins with:

Whether she is Latino,
African-American....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXaXaXbXbXXbcddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010 1000100 0101 110110100 111 0101010 101001010 10111000 1001101 111010 0010111001 01011001000 01010 1100101 0011010100 11100100110 101 0110101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 511
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    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; or is repeated.

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

  • summary of She Is The Best Qualified;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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