This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 69 that begins with:

The earth receives showers from heaven and gives to it only dust. Every vessel exudes what it contains.
If my humour appears to thee...

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: 010110010110010110010011001 011001011010 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 3
  • Average number of symbols per line: 64 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • 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 69;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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