This is an analysis of the poem Writing Is A Sport that begins with:
Writing is a sport of a different sort.
And approached with the same determination, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbbX Xaacb XbdbceX deXae X adX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,7,5,1,3,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10001001001 10100101010 00100101011001 00101100100 11010010110000 11001010101011 0100000101101101 1011001101001 1101101001011 1010101111101 1000011 1 1010 1 1010101010 01010110 1011001 1110 101100101110 100101011 11001 0100010111 110101 10001 1010110 111101100
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 156
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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; to, it are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Writing Is A Sport;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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