This is an analysis of the poem Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 49 that begins with:

A sage having been asked whether liberality or bravery is better replied: ‘He who possesses liberality needs no bravery.’
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXaXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110011010100110001001110101010011100 00101010101 010010101011 10111011110 011001101010100 1010100110001001001 1110100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 66 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ch 02 The Morals Of Dervishes Story 49;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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