This is an analysis of Vice Versa by Ambrose Bierce.

Down in the state of Maine, the story goes,
A woman, to secure a lapsing pension,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dbdbee dfdfdd gbgbcc
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 1001010101 01000101010 1001010011 11010111110 1101000111 01110101101 1100010111 01001101010 1111010001 01010001010 1110010101 1101010101 110100101 01010011010 11111000101 11110111010 1101110101 1111010101 1111010011 11010111010 0101011101 11000101010 0101011111 1101011101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 24

Repeated words/phrases

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