Analysis of Codex Honoris
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
Jacob Jacobs, of Oakland, he swore:
'Dat Solomon Martin-I'll haf his gore!'
Solomon Martin, of Oakland, he said:
'Of Shacob Shacobs der bleed I vill shed!'
So they met, with seconds and surgeon at call,
And fought with pistol and powder and-all
Was done in good faith,-as before I said,
They fought with pistol and powder and-shed
Tears, O my friends, for each other they marred
Fighting with pistol and powder and-lard!
For the lead had been stolen away, every trace,
And Christian hog-product supplied its place.
Then the shade of Moses indignant arose:
'Quvicker dan lighdnings go vosh yer glose!'
Jacob Jacobs, of Oakland, they say,
Applied for a pension the following day.
Solomon Martin, of Oakland, I hear,
Will call himself Colonel for many a year.
Scheme | AABBCCBBDDEEFEGGHI |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101011011 1100101111 1001011011 11111111 11111001011 0111001001 1101110111 1111001001 1111111011 1011001001 1011110011001 0101100111 10111001001 1111111 101011011 01101001001 1001011011 11011011001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 747 |
Words | 134 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 588 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 128 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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