Analysis of The Rich Testator
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
He lay on his bed and solemnly 'signed,'
Gasping-perhaps 'twas a jest he meant:
'This of a sound and disposing mind
Is the last ill-will and contestament.'
| Scheme | ABAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1111101001 100110111 110100101 1011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 160 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 119 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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