This is an analysis of One Judge by Ambrose Bierce.

Wallace, created on a noble plan
To show us that a Judge can be a Man;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddaacccceeeffgg
  • Stanza lengths: 21,
  • Metre: 1001010101 0111011001 11010100101 1101111001 0100011111 0111110101 0111110101 1101001101 0111010111 0110011101 0011010101 1111010111 010011101 1101010101 1111110101 1101010101 11001010101 1110011101 0101010101 1101010001 1001011101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 21

Anaphora

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