Analysis of Taught To Be Played

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



People with nothing else on their minds.
But what has been in them to implement,
Over time cemented to accept...
Only that which has been told to know,
Is truth.
And the best of reality,
They can be guaranteed to get.
To realized much later in their lives,
Themselves...
Available and willing victims.
Volunteering to be played.

Yep!
P-L-A-Y-E-D.
Played.
And by one who seems always to claim,
Can teach the game of chess.
With an undeniable expertise.
Capable to make the winning moves.
Although...
Can not be knowledgeable enough to know,
As to why those loudest heard to brag...
About what it is they can do,
Are often the ones...
First to get their butts kicked!

'Beginners luck.
I thought you said,
You knew nothing about the game of chess!'

'I don't.
But...
When you told me,
Who had what position to move where.
With a doing to do what.
And...
Who wasn't 'All That' but wore a crown.
Roaring like a clown.
Or a Lion in a jungle.
Attempting to frighten everything around.
Leaving the woman left,
To take care of business.
And protect everything?

That's life.
Many can't teach it as it is to be learned.
How real can a game like this be played?
You lost, I won.
So what's the big deal?'

'You learn very quickly!'

'Isn't that what being observant is?
Why do some become surprised,
Or pretend it.
When they are taught to be a better player?'

'You want to play again?'

'Sure.
But don't ask me which move I will do next!'

'I'm just making sure,
You know what it is you are doing!'


Scheme XXXAXBXXXXC XBCXDXXAAXXXX XXD XEBXEXFFXXXXG XXCXX B XXXX X HX HG
Poetic Form Tetractys  (31%)
Metre 101101111 1111011100 101010101 101111111 11 001110 1110111 110110011 01 010001010 010111 1 110111 1 01111111 110111 11010001 100110101 1 11110000111 111110111 01111111 11001 111111 0101 1111 1110010111 11 1 1111 111010111 1010111 0 110111101 10101 10100010 0101101001 100101 111110 00110 11 10111111111 111011111 1111 11011 111010 1011100101 1110101 1011 11111101010 111101 1 1111111111 11101 111111110
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,489
Words 336
Sentences 44
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 11, 13, 3, 13, 5, 1, 4, 1, 2, 2
Lines Amount 55
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 111
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Written on October 24, 2022

Submitted by lpahtillah on October 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:43 min read
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