This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 41 that begins with:

A liberal man who eats and bestows is better than a devote who fasts and hoards.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010011110101010011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 1
  • Average number of symbols per line: 80 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 16
  • 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 41;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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