This is an analysis of the poem Ch 07 On The Effects Of Education Story 08 that begins with:

I saw an Arab of the desert who said to his boy: ‘O son, on the day of resurrection thou wilt be asked what thou hast gained and not from whom thou...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 1111000101100111101010101101111111011101010011101111001111101 01000010101 1100101010 011101000010001 100001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 91 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 17
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; thou, of, not are repeated.

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  • summary of Ch 07 On The Effects Of Education Story 08;
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  • history of its creation;
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