This is an analysis of the poem Some Dudes Believe They Are Devos that begins with:

Being and thinking to be a 'diva'
Is two entirely different things....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXXbbb c accc Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,1,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011000010 0101001001 1010101000 1111010 10100 111011110 1011101 11101101 11111110 1 10 111 11 011 111111 1010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines o is repeated).

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

  • summary of Some Dudes Believe They Are Devos;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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