This is an analysis of the poem Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 77 that begins with:

He may freely warn who neither fears to lose his life nor hopes for gold.
Pour either gold at the feet of a monotheist ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a XaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 11101110101011111 110110100100 11110010001 110111110100 100001010010000
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 5
  • Average number of symbols per line: 57 (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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  • idea of the verse;
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