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 |
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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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