This is an analysis of the poem Remembering Correctness that begins with:

Game players who have long played out,
Stale and dated games to relay and play......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdEdcc ffgbgdEaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011111 1110101111 1101001001101 11000110011 00100010101111010 100011001 110100010 100101 101001101010 11110 11111111101 01111010100010 110101001001101 11011001111100 0111010101111010 100011001 11010001000111010 11111011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 412
  • Average number of words per stanza: 73
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, as are repeated.

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

  • summary of Remembering Correctness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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