Fame [He held a book in his knotty paws]
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
He held a book in his knotty paws,
And its title grand read he:
'The Chronicles of the Kings' it was,
By the History Companee.
'I'm a monarch,' he said
(But a tear he shed)
'And my picter here you see.
'Great and lasting is my renown,
However the wits may flout
As wide almost as this blessed town'
(But he winced as if with gout).
'I paid 'em like sin
For to put me in,
But it's O, and O, to be out!'
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXBCCA BDBDBBD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 396 |
Words | 88 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7 |
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