In lines 1-2, the speaker describes "like" as a "semi-demi goddess" primarily to emphasize the:
- Almost religious devotion people have to collecting "likes" on social media.
- This question refers to the poem "Sestina: Like" by A. E. Stallings in which the author criticizes the excessive use of the word "like".
- The first two lines of the poem are the following:
"Now we're all 'friends,' there is no love but Like,
A semi-demi goddess, something like"
- The author's purpose is to show how devoted people are to getting "likes" on social media.
- "Like" is practically a substitute for love. We feel loved when people like our posts.
- It is such an intense need of ours that it is comparable to a religious devotion, which is why the author compares "like" to a "semi-demi goddess."
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