This is an analysis of Like Barley Bending by Sara Teasdale.

Like barley bending
In low fields by the sea,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: AXXb Accc baXa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 11010 011101 10011 100 11010 11001 111010 101 11110 1111 1110 001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12