This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 35 that begins with:

Be not astonished when a wise man ceases to speak in company of vile persons, since the melody of a harp cannot overcome the noise of a drum and the...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a aXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 0101010111001010001101010000110101010011001010010100101010 0101010101001 011110101010100 1011101001001 0100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 88 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 15
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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