Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size

But when I start to tell them,

They think I'm telling lies.

I say,

It's in the reach of my arms

The span of my hips,

The stride of my step,

The curl of my lips.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

I walk into a room

Just as cool as you please,

And to a man,

The fellows stand or

Fall down on their knees.

Then they swarm around me,

A hive of honey bees.

I say,

It's the fire in my eyes,

And the flash of my teeth,

The swing in my waist,

And the joy in my feet.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

Men themselves have wondered

What they see in me.

They try so much

But they can't touch

My inner mystery.

When I try to show them

They say they still can't see.

I say,

It's in the arch of my back,

The sun of my smile,

The ride of my breasts,

The grace of my style.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

Now you understand

Just why my head's not bowed.

I don't shout or jump about

Or have to talk real loud.

When you see me passing

It ought to make you proud.

I say,

It's in the click of my heels,

The bend of my hair,

the palm of my hand,

The need of my care,

'Cause I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me. 

 Six literary device

1) figurative language- is writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally. "It's the fire in my eyes, And the flash of my teeth, " (line 21-22 phenomenal woman) and this your "Myers not saying that her teeth are literally flash and her eyes are actually fired. It is figurative language for her eyes being beautiful and her teeth being white. 

2) imagery – is The descriptive language used in literature to recover sensory experiences relating to sight, taste, touch, hearing and smell. "The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl of my lips." (Lines 7-9 phenomenal woman) 

 3) Implication – a suggestion and author or speaker makes implies without stating it directly "Men themselves have wondered What they see in me. They try so much But they can't touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can't see. I say, It's in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, The ride of my breasts, The grace of my style. I'm a woman" (stanza three, phenomenal woman) and this "we see that the author in plied that men are drug to her not for her beauty but her confidence and many of them don't see that but really confidence is what draws in a man. This is not told but as you look deeper into the poem you can discover it. 

  4) hyperbole – is a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. "The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees. Then they swarm around me, A hive of honey bees." ( Lines 20-23 Phenomenal women) in this quote we see a hyperbole or another words an over exaggeration men are not actually falling to their knees for her they are just doing whatever she wants. Maya is highly in favor and in demand in the dating world.          5) Metaphor- is a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as. "Then they swarm around me,A hive of honey bees." (23-24 lines phenomenal woman) in this quote the authors comparing mens the attraction to her as bees attraction to honey and hives.                                             6) Symbol – is a person, place, object or activity that stands for something beyond itself. "But they can't touch My inner mystery." ( lines 32-35 )Showing a symbol of her mind, that her mind is her most beautiful aspects of her body. That many don't understand it.

This poem steam is confidence it's to tell woman that you don't have to be the stereo typical pretty girl to be beautiful. That beautiful is confidence and confidence will attract anyone. "Pretty women wonder where my secret lies." (Line 1)Her secret was so simple it was confidence. The structure of this poem is written into four stanzas,  with each a different number of lines however all ending in the same way "phenomenal woman" each stanza has a different meaning. The first stanza is saying how woman wonder how she's so beautiful. The second goes on to say how men are drawn to her. The third talks about how she is full of confidence. And the fourth tells about her humbleness to the situation. The poem has a lot of repetition. Always repeating the words phenomenal woman. Trying to in grave the readers mind into knowing all women are phenomenal no matter what the looks or shape.