Analysis of To The Lady Elizabeth Harley, Since Marchioness Of Carmarthen, On A Column Of Her Drawing
Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721
When future ages shall with wonder view
These glorious lines which Harley's daughter drew,
They shall confess that Britain could not raise
A fairer column to the father's praise.
| Scheme | AABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1101011101 11001110101 1101110111 0101010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 183 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 146 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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