This is an analysis of The Dead King by Ambrose Bierce.

Hawaii's King resigned his breath
Our Legislature guffawed.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXaXbb
  • Stanza lengths: 6,
  • Metre: 01110101 11010100 01010001 1101011 11110101 11111101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 6