This is an analysis of the poem So Very Strange that begins with:

To me that's strange.
That you would want to play mind games....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCC AdcbdeceFCA XgfghbhhXhXABCCAdcFCcgA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,11,23,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 11110111 11110111 10110101 1101 1111100101 0100101101 0110010000111 010101001 110100100 001010101 11 1001101 10101 1111 1011101 11001 110111 111001 10111 111101 11111 01101000101 10010010100 10111 0111 11110111 11110111 10110101 1101 11110101 01001101 1001101 10101 1001100101 111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, their are repeated.

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

  • summary of So Very Strange;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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