This is an analysis of the poem It Depends On The Situation that begins with:

In the playing of games,
There are those who are less experienced......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcXXXbdXA cAcXeaedXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001001 1111110100 01010110 010101000 01101001010 1001100001010 1101 0100110011010 011101111 001001 11 001001 001101010 00100001011 110 00100011 11010 00110100010 0010100 1101001010000 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 331
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of It Depends On The Situation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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