This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Admonition 11 that begins with:

It is incumbent upon a padshah to give way to anger towards his slaves only so far as to retain the confidence of his friends. The fire of anger...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXaXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001001010011010010110111001010000101001011111101101100011111101 0011011010101 001110110011 1110011111000 10111011010 11000100010010 1010101101001010 10101011110 111010011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 351
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 78 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 14
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, to, it, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word it is repeated.

    The author used the same word it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Admonition 11;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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