Analysis of Ploughing



PLOUGHING
Out in the field incredible and real,
The smell of earth to touch and feel,
Turning the turf it is all yours,
Such a delight yet one of my chores.

Horse and man they are a team,
Sweat and power with much in-between,
The sun and sky a bird or two,

This labour's sweet and a pleasure to do.


Scheme XAAXX XXB B
Poetic Form
Metre 1 1001010001 01111101 10011111 100111111 1011101 101011001 01010111 111001011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 290
Words 60
Sentences 2
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 3, 1
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 76
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted by RowAroundTheMoon on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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stan brierly

I have been writing poems for forty years and written about all sorts of things. Somehow I get creating streaks and can write up to 4 or 5 poems at once of varying subjects. I find it is a good way to record events of the day and bring history to life.The mental aspect is a balance against keeping fit,work and life in general. more…

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