Analysis of Disappointment
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
The Senate woke; the Chairman's snore
Was stilled, its echoes balking;
The startled members dreamed no more,
For Steele, who long had held the floor,
Had suddenly ceased talking.
As, like Elijah, in his pride,
He to his seat was passing,
'Go up thou baldhead!' Reddy cried.
Then six fierce bears ensued and tried
To sunder him for 'sassing.'
Two seized his legs, and one his head,
The fourth his trunk, to munch on;
The fifth preferred an arm instead;
The last, with rueful visage, said:
'Pray what have _I_ for luncheon?'
Then to that disappointed bear
Said Steele, serene and chipper,
'My friend, you shall not lack your share:
Look in the Treasury, and there
You'll find his other flipper.'
Scheme | ABAAB CBCCB DXDDX EFEEF |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 01010101 1111010 01010111 11111101 1100110 11010011 1111110 1111101 11110101 110111 11110111 0111111 01011101 01110101 1111110 1110101 1101010 11111111 10010001 1111010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 682 |
Words | 127 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 134 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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