An Undress Uniform
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
The apparel does _not_ proclaim the man
Polonius lied like a partisan,
And Salomon still would a hero seem
If (Heaven dispel the impossible dream!)
He stood in a shroud on the hangman's trap,
His eye burning holes in the black, black cap.
And the crowd below would exclaim amain:
'He's ready to fall for his country again!'
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCCDDAE |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 324 |
Words | 62 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
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