This is an analysis of Omnes Vanitas by Ambrose Bierce.
Alas for ambition's possessor!
Alas for the famous and proud!…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,
- Metre: 011100010 01101011 010010110 01001111 011010010 01001101 110011010 11001001
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 2
- Lines: 8
Anaphora
alas, the, and
