This is an analysis of the poem The Team That Wins that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX bcca ccXXXab acababdXeX dX adbdb X Xbed X Xc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,10,2,5,1,4,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011010 011010 10100101 11101 000101 0101100 0101011 010101010 1011010001 10100010 111100 01011111 1100010 010011100 001010110100 10100111110 1001101010 10111 01001101 10110 010010001011 10101100101 10111101 1110101010101 0110010001110 101 01101100101 11010011010 001011101010 0111101 1 11 110111 010 110111 110101 01111010 111101011110 0101 11100
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 The Team That Wins;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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