This is an analysis of the poem Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 44 that begins with:

I asked a good man concerning the qualities of the brethren of purity. He replied: ‘The least of them is that they prefer to please their friends...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX X XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100101001000010010010101000110101111010110100111010101010101000101001010100 011010010101110 1111011101101 10110101101100 110001001011011 1010110100100011110101111001001010100010000100100110101010111010100001011101001010001010011110111011010011001000110101111100101 01010111001 101011110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 141 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 24
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, not, thy, of, has, thou, and are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 44;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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