This is an analysis of The Landrail by John Clare.
How sweet and pleasant grows the way
Through summer time again…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: abab cbcb dbdb efef dgfg hihi dfdf haha jkjk ilil ebeb fafa afaf mhmhXiaia
- Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Metre: 11110101 110101 11010101 010111 11000101 111101 11000101 111111 11110001 111101 11010101 111001 11010101 010101 11110101 010101 01011111 010101 11001101 011111 110101001 011001 11010101 110101 110100101 101101 110100111 110101 11110101 111101 01010101 100001 111101001 110101 11010101 110101 01010101 1101001 01010101 010101 11010111 111111 11110101 110101 11000101 010101 11011101 010111 11010111 111101 11010110 110101 01011101 110101 111101001 111101 010010111 111111 11010101 010111
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Stanzas: 15
- Lines: 60
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