This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 36 that begins with:

Even after falling into mud a jewel retains its costliness, and dust, although it may rise into the sky, is as contemptible as before. Capacity...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 101010001010010100111101100010101001010100011010001001101001010001011010110001010010001001111110011111000110101001010011001100 01010101100100 01001001110101 011100111011100 010011011101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 343
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 139 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 23
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, not, its, and, as are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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