This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 05 that begins with:

The country is adorned by intelligent and the religion by virtuous men. Padshahs stand more in need of the advice of intelligent men than intelligent...

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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: 0100011010010010110011011010001001001101001000100010 0111000110 1011001110 010100101001 11011001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 76 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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