This is an analysis of Two Riddles. -- 1710 by Matthew Prior.

Sphinx was a monster that would eat
Whatever stranger she could get,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccaaaaddccee XXffgg
  • Stanza lengths: 4,12,6,
  • Metre: 11010111 11010111 01010101 01010101 10010101 11110111 11100111 11110001 11111101 11111111 111111110 111101010 01111001 01011111 01111111 10110101 10111110 11011101 11010101 11111111 11011111 11011111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 22

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