The Boss's Choice
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
Listen to his wild romances:
He advances foolish fancies,
Each expounded as his 'view'
Gu.
In his brain's opacous clot, ah
He has got a maggot! What a
Man with 'views' to overwhelm us!
Gulielmus.
Hear his demagogic clamor
Hear him stammer in his grammar!
Teaching, he will learn to spell
Gulielmus L.
Slave who paid the price demanded
With two-handed iron branded
By the boss-pray cease to dose us,
Gulielmus L. Jocosus.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXBB XXCA DDEE XXCA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 413 |
Words | 75 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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