Analysis of To Fortune
Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721
Whilst I in prison or in court look down,
Nor beg thy favour nor deserve thy frown,
In vain malicious Fortune hast thou tried
By taking from my state to quell my pride:
Insulting girl, thy present rage abate,
And wouldst thou have my humbled, make me great.
| Scheme | AABBCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Sestain |
| Metre | 1101010111 111110111 0101010111 1101111111 0101110101 0111110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 260 |
| Words | 50 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 203 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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