Analysis of A Reasonable Affliction
Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721
On his death-bed poor Lubin lies:
His spouse is in despair:
With frequent sobs, and mutual cries,
They both express their care.
A different cause, says Parson Sly,
The same effect may give:
Poor Lubin fears that he may die;
His wife, that he may live.
| Scheme | ABAB CXCX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 11111101 111001 110101001 110111 010011101 010111 11011111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 259 |
| Words | 48 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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