Analysis of The Parallel
Matthew Prior 1664 – 1721
Prometheus, forming Mr. Day,
Carved something like a man in clay:
The mortal's work might well miscarry;
He that does heaven and earth control
Has only power to form a soul;
His hand is evident in Harry,
Since one is but a moving clod,
Th' other the lively form of God.
'Squire Wallis, you will scarce be able
To prove all poetry but fable.
Scheme | AABCCBADEE |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 110101 11010101 011111 111100101 110101101 111100010 11110101 1110010111 110111110 111100110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 341 |
Words | 66 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 263 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 64 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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