This is an analysis of the poem Ch 03 On The Excellence Of Contentment Story 06 that begins with:

It is narrated in the life of Ardeshir Babekan that he asked an Arab physician how much food he must consume daily. He replied: ‘The weight of one...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00110001010010011111001011111011010101011010000101101100100111010100010111100111110010000 100110110 110100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 153 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 25
  • 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 06;
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  • idea of the verse;
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