This is an analysis of the poem Playing The Game that begins with:
When the umpire calls you out,
It's no use to stamp and shout,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaBcccBXddBaaaBeeeBfffBaXaBgggBcccBhhhBiiiBdddB
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 48,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10110111 0110111 1010101 101 1100101 1110101 1010111 101 10110111 1011101 1011101 101 1110101 1111101 1011101 101 11101001 1111101 1011101 101 1001001 1000111 1010101 101 1010101 1110111 1110101 101 0010101 10110101 1110101 101 11110111 1111101 1111101 101 1111000 1110101 1111111 101 10111001 1111100 1010101 101 1110111 0110111 1001111 101
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1303
- Average number of words per stanza: 250
- Amount of lines: 48
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Playing The Game;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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