This is an analysis of the poem Of A Different Kind that begins with:

I am not trying to find you attractive.
In fact, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc bdXdXdadc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110011010 01 11001100010 11100011 1100011 101111010 0101101 11001001 110011010 11111 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Of A Different Kind;
  • central theme;
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