This is an analysis of the poem Lame Game that begins with:
It's all the same,
When a game is played lame! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AAAA AAaba AAAA AAbcX c aXaAaXaaa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,5,1,9,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101 101011 0101 011 0101 101011 101 101 011 0101 101011 0101 011 0101 101011 101101 101011 011011101 11001101 01111 011101 100101 101011 101101 011101 001101 111111 101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
- Average number of words per stanza: 22
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; game is repeated.
The author used the same word it's at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Lame Game;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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