Analysis of Diagnosis
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
Cried Allen Forman: 'Doctor, pray
Compose my spirits' strife:
O what may be my chances, say,
Of living all my life?
'For lately I have dreamed of high
And hempen dissolution!
O doctor, doctor, how can I
Amend my constitution?'
The learned leech replied: 'You're young
And beautiful and strong
Permit me to inspect your tongue:
H'm, ah, ahem!-'tis long.'
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
| Metre | 1101101 011101 11111101 110111 11011111 010010 11010111 011010 0110111 010001 01110111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 350 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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