This is an analysis of Sowing Seed by Robert Laurence Binyon.

As my hand dropt a seed
In the dibbled mould…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaaba Xacaa Xddbd eeXXe aecXe
  • Stanza lengths: 5,5,5,5,5,
  • Metre: 111101 00101 1111010 0100100 1101 1010011 1001 0110 10110 10101 101011 0101 01011 11100 10001 111001 11001 011010 11110 1110 01110 101 01110 0101 10111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 25