When One Is Running Game by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem When One Is Running Game that begins with:

When one is running game,
They seldom show a shame....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAAA ABBA BCBDcEF AAAA BDcEF BC AA BD AAAA E AA dcAA BCXABBA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,4,5,2,2,2,4,1,2,4,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 110101 100101 110101 110101 011101 110101 110101 110 1111101110 110 110010100 1 110101110110 1011101011 110101 110101 100101 110101 110 110010100 1 110101110110 1011101011 110 1111101110 110101 110101 110 110010100 110101 110101 100101 110101 110101110110 110101 110101 110110010100 1 110101 110101 110 1111101110 110101 011101 110101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 47
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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.

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  • summary of When One Is Running Game;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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