Student of the game
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mentors">mentors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="poets">poets</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="today">today</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="student">student</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>”, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="something">something</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="eager">eager</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span>).</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="above">above</span>, <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="right">right</span> – <span word="he">he</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="reads">reads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> – <span word="as">as</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span> – <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="promotion">promotion</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Student">Student</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="tire">tire</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="analyzing">analyzing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="facet">facet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="Arsene">Arsene</span> <span word="Wenger">Wenger</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="Arsenal">Arsenal</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1996, <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perpetual">perpetual</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="sleepless">sleepless</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="trait">trait</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="keeps">keeps</span> <span word="learning">learning</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="student">student</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="ours">ours</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="cease">cease</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="college">college</span>. <span word="Historically">Historically</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="knocker">knocker</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="officialdom">officialdom</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="officialdom">officialdom</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="knocker">knocker</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="books">books</span>) <span word="altogether">altogether</span>.</p>
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