Analysis of Fallen
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
O, hadst thou died when thou wert great,
When at thy feet a nation knelt
To sob the gratitude it felt
And thank the Saviour of the State,
Gods might have envied thee thy fate!
Then was the laurel round thy brow,
And friend and foe spoke praise of thee,
While all our hearts sang victory.
Alas! thou art too base to bow
To hide the shame that brands it now.
Scheme | ABBAA CDDCC |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 11111111 11110101 1101011 0101101 11110111 11010111 01011111 111011100 01111111 11011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 355 |
Words | 73 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 139 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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