This is an analysis of In The Binnacle by Ambrose Bierce.

The Church's compass, if you please,
Has two or three (or more) degrees…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabcccbcb ddXeeebeb
  • Stanza lengths: 9,9,
  • Metre: 01010011 11111101 01010 110011101 10111101 11100011 01010 10000101 01010 0010011111 10010101 01000 11010101 01111101 110001001 11010 11010101 01010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 18

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