This is an analysis of Upon Honour. A Fragment. by Matthew Prior.

Honour, I say, or honest Fame,
I mean the substance, not the name;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccddbbee
  • Stanza lengths: 12,
  • Metre: 10111101 11010101 11110101 1010111 11001101 11110101 01110101 010101001 10110101 01010101 11011101 11110111
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 12