This is an analysis of Songs Set To Music: 28. Nelly. by Matthew Prior.

Whilst others proclaim
This nymph or that swain,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXabba ccdeed ffbXcf ccfccf ggheeh
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 11001 01111 101001011 1111001 101001 11011111 01111 11001 01000101 0111010 1010110 11101001 01101 01101 01011001 1100100 01111 11001010 01111 01001 11001001 11101 11001 11001001 11011 11011 01011010 110110 110010 110110010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 30

Repeated words/phrases

her

Anaphora

her