This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 32 that begins with:

Sages eat slow, devotees half satisfy their appetite, recluses only eat to preserve life, youths until the dishes are removed, old men till they...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101110111011101100101001110101010111110100111001110100101101111101011000 010101011101 1101001010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 130 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 21
  • 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 32;
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