This is an analysis of Requiem For The Croppies by Seamus Heaney.

The pockets of our greatcoats full of barley...
No kitchens on the run, no striking camp...…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcadedede
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 01001101010 1101011101 11111001110 0110110001 0101010101 1111010011 1111110001 1011000100 1011101100101 011100101011 101011010110 0111101101 1101011110 1010010111011
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14