This is an analysis of Nonpareil by Matthew Prior.

Let others from the Town retire,
And in the fields seek new delight;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab Xcac dede efef gbgb gegeXbdbd
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Metre: 11000101 10011101 11011101 11010111 000111100 10010111 11110101 11111001 10110110 110101001 01000111 00110111 011111001 11110011 01110101 01000101 11110111 10101111 00111101 101111011 11110101 01010011 11011101 10011101 11010001 11000101 101010101 11011101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 7
  • Lines: 28

Repeated words/phrases

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