Analysis of A Voluptuary
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
Who's this that lispeth in the thickening throng
Which crowds to claim distinction in my song?
Fresh from 'the palms and temples of the South,'
The mixed aromas quarrel in his mouth:
Of orange blossoms this the lingering gale,
And that the odor of a spicy tale.
Sir, in thy pleasure-dome down by the sea
(No finer one did Kubla Khan decree)
Where, Master of the Revels, thou dost stand
With joys and mysteries on either hand,
Dost keep a poet to report the rites
And sing the tale of those Elysian nights?
Faith, sir, I'd like the place if not too young.
I'm no great bard, but-I can hold my tongue.
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Metre | 1111001001 1111010011 1101010101 0101010011 11010101001 0101010101 1011011101 110111101 1101010111 1101001101 1101010101 01011111 1111011111 1111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 594 |
Words | 115 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 464 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 112 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 01, 2023
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