Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 04 by Saadi Shirazi: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 04 that begins with:

A thief paid a visit to the house of a pious man but, although he sought a great deal, found nothing and was much grieved. The pious man, who knew...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a abXb X XXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 011010001001011111101111011110101110101001111010000100111111011010 111100101 1101010100 111011100 11001101011 01001110011011001110110111101001110111 011010101 011010101001 1101001001101010001001011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 99 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 16

  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, that, he, thy, in are repeated.

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

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