This is an analysis of the poem Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 08 that begins with:

A great man was praised in an assembly and, his good qualities being extolled, he raised his head and said: ‘I am such as I know myself to be.’
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXaXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011110101010010010011101111111111100 11110011010001011 1111011101110100 11000010010011 110101001111101 01101010101010 11100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 274
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 79 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 08;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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