This is an analysis of the poem Ch 03 On The Excellence Of Contentment Story 05 that begins with:

A man often made vows of repentance but broke them again till one of the sheikhs said to him: ‘I think thou art in the habit of eating a great deal...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01101100101100111001101111100100100111111000101010110101111011111001100110111100111 0111011 101110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 149 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 28
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Ch 03 On The Excellence Of Contentment Story 05;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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