Analysis of Religion
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
Hassan Bedreddin, clad in rags, ill-shod,
Sought the great temple of the living God.
The worshippers arose and drove him forth,
And one in power beat him with a rod.
'Allah,' he cried, 'thou seest what I got;
Thy servants bar me from the sacred spot.'
'Be comforted,' the Holy One replied;
'It is the only place where I am not.'
| Scheme | AAXA BBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110111 1011010101 0100010111 0101011101 101111111 1101110101 1100010101 1101011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 329 |
| Words | 67 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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