This is an analysis of the poem Ch 04 On The Advantages Of Silence Story 07 that begins with:

I heard a philosopher say that no one has ever made a confession of his own folly except he who begins speaking, whilst another has not yet finished...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 1100100111111010010001100111011010101111001 1101111101 110111011010 00100010100100110 1110111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 77 (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; of, words are repeated.

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  • summary of Ch 04 On The Advantages Of Silence Story 07;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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