This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 47 that begins with:

What is not placed cannot be reached by the hand and whatever is placed will be reached wherever it is.
Hast thou heard that Alexander...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011100110111100100101000 11111010100010 1101010111010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 80 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 14
  • 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 47;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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