This is an analysis of The Rower's Chant by Thomas Sturge Moore.

ROW till the land dip 'neath
The sea from view.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bccc bdcd cbdb Xcbc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 110111 0101 110111 0111 110111 1011 110101 1111 110111 0111 101101 0101 110111 1101 110101 1111 111100 1101 111111 1111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 20

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