Analysis of Plowman's Song
Raymond Knister 1899 (Ruscom Station, Ontario) – 1932
Turn under, plow,
My trouble;
Turn under griefs
And stubble.
Turn mouse's nest,
Gnawing years;
Old roots up
For new love's tears.
Turn, plow, the clods
For new thunder.
Turn under, plow,
Turn under.
| Scheme | Abcb xcxc cdAd |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 1101 110 1101 010 111 101 111 1111 1101 1110 1101 110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 197 |
| Words | 36 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 50 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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