Analysis of 'Phil' Crimmins
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
Still as he climbed into the public view
His charms of person more apparent grew,
Till the pleased world that watched his airy grace
Saw nothing of him but his nether face
Forgot his follies with his head's retreat,
And blessed his virtues as it viewed their seat.
| Scheme | AABBCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Sestain |
| Metre | 1111010101 1111010101 1011111101 1101111101 0111011101 0111011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 267 |
| Words | 50 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 213 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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