This is an analysis of the poem Social Divas that begins with:

Some have needs to feel,
A part of something artificial....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa XXXbc Xdef gdfbc XX Xgcghb bX XeXbX X bhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,5,2,6,2,5,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 010101010 1010011 01011111010 11001 001011100 10000110111 001011 010110010 1010101 10100100001 100010111101 10101000111101 10101111 11000010111 11101001 1110101101 1110011111001 100 1101110011 1 101101 0111100011 1010110011 110111 0011110011010 11101110101 10011111011 10100 11 110111 1110100001 101110010 1111 1111011 1010010111 111101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same words some, social at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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