This is an analysis of the poem Ch 01 Manner Of Kings Story 12 that begins with:

An unjust king asked a devotee what kind of worship is best? He replied: "For thee the best is to sleep one half of the day so as not to injure...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 1011101011101001101101010011100111101001010100 1101010101 11100100101011010 1111010101000 0101110101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 84 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 15
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; sleep is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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  • summary of Ch 01 Manner Of Kings Story 12;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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