We Are That Game To Be Played by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem We Are That Game To Be Played that begins with:

Against the tremendous magnitude,
Of 'this' part of the universe......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbbbXXcXdbdccaXeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010101 01100101 100100001 0010 01010001010 00101010 010010010 11111 010100000100 1010010 1110111 0100010 01000101 0101001 1111101 1111001 110101 110111110101 11011 10010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 608
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of We Are That Game To Be Played;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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