This is an analysis of Samuel Shortridge by Ambrose Bierce.

Like a worn mother he attempts in vain
To still the unruly Crier of his brain:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 1011010101 01001010001 0111010001 0110010101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4

Anaphora

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