Analysis of The Aesthetes
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
The lily cranks, the lily cranks,
The loppy, loony lasses!
They multiply in rising ranks
To execute their solemn pranks,
They moon along in masses.
Blow, sweet lily, in the shade! O,
Sunflower decorate the dado!
The maiden ass, the maiden ass,
The tall and tailless jenny!
In limp attire as green as grass,
She stands, a monumental brass,
The one of one too many.
Blow, sweet lily, in the shade! O,
Sunflower decorate the dado!
| Scheme | aaaaxBB cdccdBB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01010101 01101 1100101 1101101 1101010 11100011 101001 01010101 010110 010101111 1100101 0111110 11100011 101001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 422 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 7 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 165 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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