This is an analysis of To Mr. Harley - Wounded By Guiscard by Matthew Prior.

In one great
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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcbc cXcX dede fgfg ecec caca hihi hjhj
  • Stanza lengths: 6,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 011 1 0100011 0101010111 11001010111 0101010101 1011110101 1101100010 1001110001 1101010100 0101110001 10011010101 0101000111 01001110111 01001110111 1011000111 1011010101 0111011101 1010001101 10011111001 1111010101 1001011101 1101110101 0101010101 0100010101 1100110101 1111010101 1111010101 10110001001 1111010111 1111110111 111001101110 1101010101 01010111010
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 8
  • Lines: 34

Repeated words/phrases

his, thy, her

Anaphora

the