This is an analysis of Venus Mistaken by Matthew Prior.
When Cloe's Picture was to Venus shown;
Surpriz'd, the Goddess took it for Her own.…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaaa XXbb
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,
- Metre: 111010101 10001010101 1111101101 1111011101 1101110101 1111100101 111111111 1101010101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 2
- Lines: 8
Repeated words/phrases
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