This is an analysis of the poem Tricked Slickly that begins with:

No one wins a game,
Without desiring to learn......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXde dfgXah fcbfdcebdfdd chcabddfbb XbeeX Xic ajfgjX c ibXaiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,12,10,5,3,6,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 01010001 0100 111001 111 111101 10 01011 1101010 010101 1001 11001 100 10001000101 00 00101010 0100010 01110101 111001 101 0110101 1010 11101 11001 1101011 1 110110 101101 01001 0100101101 01010101 101 1010001110 01 1 10000 1111 00111010 1111110 1000 10 111 1101 1010101 010 101111 110111 110 01111011 1 11 10010111 100101 0110101 11101 01001010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; who is repeated.

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

  • summary of Tricked Slickly;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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