This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 16 that begins with:
Unless an orator’s defects are mentioned by someone, his good points will not be praised.
Be not proud of the beauty of thy speech, ...
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: 011100011101110010101 0110010011 0010100110101011010
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
- Average number of words per stanza: 18
- Amount of lines: 3
- Average number of symbols per line: 71 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 12
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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