This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 73 that begins with:

Who has no mercy upon inferiors will suffer from the tyranny of superiors.
Not every arm which contains strength ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 11110011000100010000100 110011011 101001110100 101010010 111010010011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 58 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

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  • summary of Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 73;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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