This is an analysis of Written In Montaignes Essays. Given To The Duke Of Shrewsbury In France, After The Peace by Matthew Prior.
Dictate, O mighty judge, what thou hast seen
Of cities and of courts, of books and men,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb ccc ddd
- Stanza lengths: 3,3,3,3,
- Metre: 0111011111 0101010111 1101110101 1101110101 1001101101 1111111101 1111000101 0101100101 1111011111 1101010101 10010100101 1101011101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Stanzas: 4
- Lines: 12
Repeated words/phrases
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