Analysis of France
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
Unhappy State! with horrors still to strive:
Thy Hugo dead, thy Boulanger alive;
A Prince who'd govern where he dares not dwell,
And who for power would his birthright sell
Who, anxious o'er his enemies to reign,
Grabs at the scepter and conceals the chain;
While pugnant factions mutually strive
By cutting throats to keep the land alive.
Perverse in passion, as in pride perverse
To all a mistress, to thyself a curse;
Sweetheart of Europe! every sun's embrace
Matures the charm and poison of thy grace.
Yet time to thee nor peace nor wisdom brings:
In blood of citizens and blood of kings
The stones of thy stability are set,
And the fair fabric trembles at a threat.
Scheme | AABBCCAADDEEFFGG |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0101110111 1101110001 0111011111 011101111 11010110011 110100101 111010001 1101110101 0101010101 110101101 1110100101 0101010111 1111111101 0111000111 0111010011 001101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 663 |
Words | 121 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 532 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 119 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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