Analysis of Rejected
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
When Dr. Charles O'Donnell died
They sank a box with him inside.
The plate with his initials three
Was simply graven-'C.O.D.'
That night two demons of the Pit
Adown the coal-hole shunted it.
Ten million million leagues it fell,
Alighting at the gate of Hell.
Nick looked upon it with surprise,
A night-storm darkening his eyes.
'They've sent this rubbish, C.O.D.
I'll never pay a cent!' said he.
| Scheme | AA BA CC DD EE XB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110101 11011101 01110101 110101 11110101 1011101 11010111 110111 11011101 01110011 111101 11010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 392 |
| Words | 76 |
| Sentences | 14 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 50 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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