This is an analysis of A Voluptuary by Ambrose Bierce.

Who's this that lispeth in the thickening throng
Which crowds to claim distinction in my song?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXbbccddeeaa
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 10110001001 1101010011 1011110001 0101010001 01010001001 1101000101 1011011101 1101010101 1100010111 0111001101 1101000101 1101011001 1111010111 0111111111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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