This is an analysis of A 'Mass' Meeting by Ambrose Bierce.

It was a solemn rite as e'er
Was seen by mortal man.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cdcd edeX fbfb cXcX gXgX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 010101110 111101 01000101 010100 11010101 1100101 11110111 111101 11011111 010101 11010111 110101 11011101 110111 11011101 110101 111010011 110101 01010101 111111 11010111 011101 01001001 0101010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

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Anaphora

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