This is an analysis of the poem A Gamer Playing Finds Another Way that begins with:

A gamer playing doesn't change.
A gamer playing finds another way, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD XcefXedf ABCDXccf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 0101010101 001001011 00100110100 1101 1001010 01001010 11011101 010010100101 010001001 1001011 0101101001 01010101 0101010101 001001011 00100110100 1 010100101 10001011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

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  • summary of A Gamer Playing Finds Another Way;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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