This is an analysis of Written In An Ovid by Matthew Prior.

Ovid is the surest guide
You can name to show the way…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 1000101 1110101 01010111 1010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4

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