This is an analysis of the poem Player Of Tricks that begins with:

No one who's attracted to another,
Does it......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCABCC decbbXcb ABCCABCC eXbb ABCCABCC ddCBXddcB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,4,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110100010 10 111 111 11110101010 10 111 111 111011 01111 001001 101001 11100101 10101 10111 0100 1110100010 10 111 111 11110101010 10 111 111 11110001 1011101 101010101 1010 1110100010 10 111 111 11110101010 10 111 111 11101101101 1 111 001000 1101101101 1 1101 001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Player Of Tricks;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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