This is an analysis of Sheep by Robert Francis.

From where I stand the sheep stand still
As stones against the stony hill.…

Browse poems by Robert Francis

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc ddXdd
  • Stanza lengths: 2,2,2,5,
  • Metre: 01110111 11010101 0111 1111 11110011 10011001 1101 0101 11111001 110101001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 10

Anaphora

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