This is an analysis of the poem Playtime that begins with:

Brothers!
(I address myself to that chosen few - which includes you,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaccXXdeeccccffgghhiiaajjkkaaeehhfffXcceellaaXXidd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 53,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 11111011011011 11101 1101010110111110110 10 11110100001 110111 10 010111011111 111101011111 1111010101 1001010001 1111 1 101 1101110111 1101010111 0101000101 1001010 10010001010 11100010101 0101010111 01000101010 1110010 01011001010 01010101010 0111001101 100101 1101110001 0111010111 101011001 1101110101 1101 1101110001 11 01 011 1011 0111110111 1011010101 1001 1101 1101010101 1101010101 111101 1011 1011101111 1111010011 10011111 110 1101110 01011001110 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1736
  • Average number of words per stanza: 321
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Playtime;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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