This is an analysis of the poem Not Playing Fair At All that begins with:
If the terrorists are so envious
Of our way of life, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcd befdagXa XadhdXcfae XedhXagX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,10,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0010011100 01101 110010 111100101 011101 010101001010 1001000101 1111100 101010011 01001111 1011010100 0100 1 11011011 110 1110110 01101010 1111100100011 1110 10110 1111001 01001001010 00101010 1010101110100 101001101111 10101101010 11 1011 1101010 111101111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 30
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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; you is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Not Playing Fair At All;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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