This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 21 that begins with:

Whatever takes place quickly is not permanent.
I have heard that eastern loam is made ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbXbacdad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110111001100 111110101 01010001001 0101101010 111101101 010110001111 11100111011010 10010100110111 101001011001001100 101011110101 10101000111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 312
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 21;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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