This is an analysis of Rejected by Ambrose Bierce.

When Dr. Charles O'Donnell died
They sank a box with him inside.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa bX cc dd eeXab
  • Stanza lengths: 2,2,2,2,5,
  • Metre: 110100101 11010101 01000101 110101 11110001 10011100 11010101 10010101 11010001 01110001 110101 11010111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 12