Analysis of A Lover's Anger

Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721



As Cloe came into the Room t'other Day,
I peevish began; Where so long cou'd You stay?
In your Life-time You never regarded your Hour:
You promis'd at Two; and (pray look Child) 'tis Four.
A Lady's Watch needs neither Figures nor Wheels:
'Tis enough, that 'tis loaded with Baubles and Seals.
A Temper so heedless no Mortal can bear—
Thus far I went on with a resolute Air.
Lord bless Me! said She; let a Body but speak:
Here's an ugly hard Rose-Bud fall'n into my Neck:
It has hurt Me, and vext Me to such a Degree—
See here; for You never believe Me; pray see,
On the left Side my Breast what a Mark it has made.
So saying, her Bosom She careless display'd.
That Seat of Delight I with Wonder survey'd;
And forgot ev'ry Word I design'd to have said.


Scheme AABCDDEEFGHHIIIJ
Poetic Form
Metre 11101011101 11001111111 0111110010110 11011011111 01011101011 101111011001 0101111011 1111110101 11111101011 1110111110111 111101111001 11111001111 101111101111 11001011001 11101111001 00111101111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 747
Words 146
Sentences 9
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 565
Words per stanza (avg) 144
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Matthew Prior

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