This is an analysis of Presentiment by Ambrose Bierce.

WITH saintly grace and reverent tread
She walked among the graves with me;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abba cddc effe Xffd gffg
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 010111001 11010101 010011100 01010101 010010001 11111101 01100101 11000101 11110000 11000101 111111001 11000101 11100010 01001111 11010011 01010101 11111011 11010111 10111101 11010111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20