This is an analysis of the poem Plowman's Song that begins with:

Turn under, plow,
My trouble; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXb XcXc XdAd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 110 1101 110 1101 100 111 1111 1101 1110 1101 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 66
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; turn is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word turn is repeated.

    The author used the same word turn at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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