Analysis of An Inscription (For a Proposed Monument in Washington)
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
Erected to 'Boss' Shepherd by the dear
Good folk he lived and moved among in peace
Guarded on either hand by the police,
With soldiers in his front and in his rear.
| Scheme | ABBA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Enclosed rhyme Quatrain |
| Metre | 0101110101 1111010101 1011011001 1100110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 169 |
| Words | 34 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 129 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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