This is an analysis of the poem Game Called that begins with:
1910 version
Game Called....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: a Bcdaddede BdXXcaddd BXbabdfef a X ebebgg ahahii ccccfX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,9,9,9,1,1,6,6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 110 11 010101 011101001 01011111 01011101 01010101 01110101 11011101 1010101 11 100101 0101010 01111111 11110101 01010100 01011111 10010101 01010111 11 010101 01010111 01010101 11010001 11001101 01010101 11010101 11011101 110 1 1111010101 1101010101 1101010101 0111111111 0111100101 1101111101 1111010101 1001010101 1001010001 11110100101 0111110001 0101010101 1111011101 1111011001 1111000101 1101011101 0111111111 10111011101100
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
- Average number of words per stanza: 37
- Amount of lines: 49
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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