This is an analysis of the poem Top Notch In Any Game that begins with:

A leveling done on a playing field,
Open to anyone with skills to advance....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbbbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0100110101 10010001001 001 100100010 1111101 0100110001 1110101010 11000110101 01010110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 326
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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  • summary of Top Notch In Any Game;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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