This is an analysis of the poem Aren'T They Playing On The Same Team? that begins with:

Why is he apologizing for being an achiever?
Why has he placed himself in that position? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcX cccbXX cXd XccXccdX X caX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,3,8,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010101101010 11110101010 0111111010 101 1111010 0110 11010101 001000111 1110001 0111 1 101101011 11011 1 11011010010 1001001010010101 11 11 111101010 1010100100100 1111010100 10110111 1101011 110110101110 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Aren'T They Playing On The Same Team?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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