Analysis of Epigram - Yes, Every Poet Is A Fool
Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721
Yes, every poet is a fool;
By demonstration, Ned can show it:
Happy could Ned's inverted rule
Prove every fool to be a poet.
| Scheme | ABAC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110010101 10101111 10110101 1100111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 129 |
| Words | 26 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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