This is an analysis of the poem Instead Of Cursing With Words that begins with:

To be different is a positive,
That should be emphasized......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abc dbXdccdd AXbXce cefcXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010000100 110101 01101 010001 111010 1111 111111 01010001 11011 1001 010101 0010000100 1101001000 110010 1110011 1001 10111101 10110010010 1011110101 10010001000101 11001010110 10101010 001001011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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