Analysis of Upon Playing At Ombre With Two Ladies

Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721



I know that Fortune long has wanted sight,
And therefore pardon'd when she did not right;
But yet till then it never did appear
That, as she wanted eyes, she could not hear.
I begg'd that she would give me leave to lose,
A thing she does not commonly refuse.
Two matadores are out against my game,
Yet still I play, and still my luck's the same:
Unconquer'd in three suits it does remain,
Whereas I only ask in one to gain;
Yet she still contradicting gifts imparts,
And gives success in every suit - but Hearts.


Scheme AABCDDEEFFGG
Poetic Form
Metre 1111011101 011011111 1111110101 1111011111 1111111111 0111110001 11110111 1111011101 10111101 0111010111 111010101 01010100111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 509
Words 99
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 397
Words per stanza (avg) 97
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Matthew Prior

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