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

A weak foe, who professes submission and shows friendship, has no other object than to become a strong enemy. It has been said that as the friendship...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101001011101110101001011000101110100101010011101001000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 1
  • Average number of symbols per line: 225 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 41
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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