Analysis of Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Admonition 05
Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)
Speak so between two enemies that thou mayest not be put to shame if they become friends.
Between two men contention is like fire,
The ill-starred back-biter being the wood-carrier.
When both of them become friends again
He will among them be unhappy and ashamed.
To kindle fire between two men
Is not wise but is to burn oneself therein.
Converse in whispers with thy friends
Lest thy sanguinary foe may hear thee.
Take care of what thou sayest in front of a wall
Because an ear may be behind the wall.
| Scheme | A BBCXCXAXDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110111001111111111011 01110101110 0111101001100 111101101 110111010001 110100111 1111111101 10010111 1111111 11111101101 0111110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 579 |
| Words | 94 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 10 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 201 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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