This is an analysis of the poem Ch 04 On The Advantages Of Silence Story 11 that begins with:

An astrologer, having entered his own house, saw a stranger and, getting angry, began to insult him, whereon both fell upon each other and fought so...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1010010100111010110100100111011011101111111010010101110101 1101100010001 01110110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 113 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 20
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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