Analysis of Ch 03 On The Excellence Of Contentment Story 13
Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)
A dervish wanted something and a man told him that a certain individual possessed untold wealth who, if he were made aware of his want, would not consider it proper to fail in supplying it forthwith. The dervish answering that he had no acquaintance with him, the man proposed to show him the house and when the dervish entered he caught sight of a person with hanging lips and sitting morosely. He returned immediately and being asked what he had done replied: ‘I excused him from making me a present when I saw his face.’
Carry not thy necessity to a sour-faced fellow
Because his ill-humour will crush thy hopes.
If thou confidest thy heart’s grief, tell it to one
Whose face will comfort thee like ready cash.
Scheme | X XXXX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 010101000111101001000101111101011111101011011001011101010011110101101011110101010101111010110101011010100001011111011011110101011111 101101001010110 011111111 1111111111 1111011101 |
Characters | 761 |
Words | 131 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4 |
Lines Amount | 5 |
Letters per line (avg) | 114 |
Words per line (avg) | 26 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 286 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 64 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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