This is an analysis of Freedom by Ambrose Bierce.

Freedom, as every schoolboy knows,
Once shrieked as Kosciusko fell;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb cbcb dbdb X
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,1,
  • Metre: 101100111 1111001 110010111 1101 11010111 110011 01010101 1101 11010101 011101 01010001 0101 110101010 011001 010101010 1101 10100
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 17

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