Analysis of Ch 08 On Rules For Conduct In Life - Maxim 29
To strike one’s fist on a lion, and to grasp the sharp edge of a sword with the hand, is not the part of an intelligent man.
Do not fight or try thy strength with a furious man.
Hide thy hands in thy arm-pits to avoid his finger-nails.
| Scheme | A AX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111101001101110110111011101001 1111111101001 11101111011101 |
| Characters | 263 |
| Words | 50 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 3 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 60 |
| Words per line (avg) | 16 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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