This is an analysis of Beecher by Ambrose Bierce.

So, Beecher's dead. His was a great soul, too
Great as a giant organ is, whose reeds…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc ecce
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 1101010111 1101010011 1001010101 1111011101 1101010011 0111001101 1100010001 1101010101 1111010011 1101010101 11010101001 10101010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12