This is an analysis of Songs Set To Music: 2. Set By Mr. Purcell by Matthew Prior.
Whither would my passion run?
Shall I fly her, or pursue her?…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,
- Metre: 1011101 11101010 1001101 111100010 11000101 1110111 11010111 11010101
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 2
- Lines: 8
Repeated words/phrases
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