This is an analysis of An 'Exhibit' by Ambrose Bierce.
Goldenson hanged! Well, Heaven forbid
That I should smile above him:…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef agag hXhX ibib djcj Xkak lflf dddXXjkjk
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 100111001 1111011 11011100 01011 01011001 1010010 11010001 01010 11010111 1101110 11011101 11010 01110111 0101110 01000101 11010 11010101 0101010 01010101 11100 01010101 0101110 11010101 11010 01010101 1100110 11010101 010010 10011000 0101010 11110001 01010 01110111 01110010 01010001 11010 11110101 1001010 01010101 01110 11111111 0111110 11011101 01010
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 11
- Lines: 44
Repeated words/phrases
no, his, it
Anaphora
his, because
