This is an analysis of the poem Play Me For A Fool You May that begins with:

Play me for a fool you may.
To inflict a public stumbling fall....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcdb dXXcee Afafa abXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1110111 0010101001 1111101111 101111 100101 10100101 101100011 11111100111 111011 0101101110 1010111101 1110111 110101 11100001 101101 110001101 111101 1011101 1100110 10101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 164
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Play Me For A Fool You May;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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