This is an analysis of Democracy by Ambrose Bierce.

Let slaves and subjects with unvaried psalms
Before their sovereign execute salaams;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 1110101001 0111010110 0101110001 1111010111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4

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