This is an analysis of the poem Play The Fool that begins with:

Any attempts someone makes,
To eliminate the fate to face......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcdcecXabeb XeaX XbdXe X XXfagfe XX Xfdg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,4,5,1,7,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001111 001010101 1101111 001 10111010 100101 1001010101 000100001 1111 001000100 001101 1111 1001010 1 1010101 111010 1101 0110 111101 11010 10110 010000 11 1 1010001 1111 00100 011010 11011001 010001101 1 11111 101 1111001 11110 10010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 Play The Fool;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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