Analysis of Games Of Sport



Some games involve physical contact
Football has force that none can retract
This is a way to legitimize "war"
"Destroy the enemy" is simply hard-core

Some games are gentle, played with a board
From checkers to chess, no harm will afford
The brain is accessed, forsaking the brawn
Outwit and maneuver, wipeout until gone

Some games are neither gentle nor tough
Rackets hit balls, a play that's not rough
Then you must coordinate hand with the eye
Finesse and placement your intentions belie

All games we play can parallel life
Achieving success, dealing with strife
Winning or losing with knowledge and skill
Utilizing brute force or a determined will


Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11011001 11111101 110110101 01010011011 111101101 1101111101 011101001 100101011 111101011 101101111 11101001101 01010101001 11111101 010011011 1011011001 10011100101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 636
Words 109
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 133
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on January 13, 2010

Modified on April 04, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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