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.…

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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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