Analysis of One Morning

Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)



Because that I am weak, my love, and ill,
I cannot follow the impatient feet
Of my desire, but sit and watch the beat
Of the unpitying pendulum fulfill
The hour appointed for the air to thrill
And brighten at your coming. O my sweet,
The tale of moments is at last complete
The tryst is broken on the gusty hill!
O lady, faithful-footed, loyal-eyed,
The long leagues silence me; yet doubt me not;
Think rather that the clock and sun have lied
And all too early, you have sought the spot.
For lo! despair has darkened all the light,
And till I see your face it still is night.


Scheme ABBAABBACDCDEE
Poetic Form
Metre 0111111101 1101000101 11010110101 10110001 01001010111 0101110111 0111011101 0111010101 1101010101 0111011111 1101010111 0111011101 1101110101 0111111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 570
Words 112
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 447
Words per stanza (avg) 110
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. more…

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