This is an analysis of At Anchor by Ambrose Bierce.

The soft asphaltum in the sun;
Betrays a tendency to run;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 01100001 01010001 01011101 01010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4