This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 66 that begins with:

Whoever does not betake himself to the path of rectitude in consequence of the castigations of this world will fall under eternal punishment in the...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011010100101010100001000001011001010000110011111101001010100001010110100001 10100011001001110 01101111001111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 147 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 25
  • 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 66;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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