Analysis of The Veteran
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
John Jackson, once a soldier bold,
Hath still a martial feeling;
So, when he sees a foe, behold!
He charges him-with stealing.
He cares not how much ground to-day
He gives for men to doubt him;
He's used to giving ground, they say,
Who lately fought with-out him.
When, for the battle to be won,
His gallantry was needed,
They say each time a loaded gun
Went off-so, likewise, he did.
And when discharged (for war's a sport
So hot he had to leave it)
He made a very loud report,
But no one did believe it.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX FGFG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 11010101 1101010 11110101 1101110 11111111 1111111 11110111 1101111 11010111 1100110 11110101 111111 01011101 1111111 11010101 1111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 498 |
Words | 99 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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