This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 51 that begins with:

A man without virility is a woman and an avaricious devote is a highway robber.
O thou, who hast put on a white robe for a show, ...

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: 01010100001011100001001110 111111011101 00010110101101 0100001001 11010010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 65 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • 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 51;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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