Analysis of Partial Fame
Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721
The sturdy man, if he in love obtains,
In open pomp and triumph reigns:
The subtle woman, if she should succeed,
Disowns the honour of the deed.
Though he for all his boast is forced to yield,
Though she can always keep the field,
He vaunts his conquests, she conceals her shame:
How partial is the voice of Fame!
| Scheme | AABBCCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0101110101 01010101 0101011101 101101 1111111111 1111101 111110101 11010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 314 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 244 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 59 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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