This is an analysis of the poem Winning At The Game Of Monopoly that begins with:

May I ask a question?
'Sure.'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX bX XXbX XX XXXXXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,4,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 10 0101010 011011110 1 11001 1010110 10101000 10 1101011001 1010110 001 110011 1 1101 1111101010 010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 74
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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  • summary of Winning At The Game Of Monopoly;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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