This is an analysis of Partial Fame by Matthew Prior.

The sturdy man, if he in love obtains,
In open pomp and triumph reigns:…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbbcc
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 0101010101 01011101 0101001101 10010001 1111010101 11111101 1101110101 11000101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8

Anaphora

though