Harry Ploughman Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABBBAABBBAA CDCCDCDD| Hard as hurdle arms with a broth of goldish flue | A |
| Breathed round the rack of ribs the scooped flank lank | B |
| Rope over thigh knee nave and barrelled shank | B |
| Head and foot shoulder and shank | B |
| By a grey eye's heed steered well one crew fall to | A |
| Stand at stress Each limb's barrowy brawn his thew | A |
| That onewhere curded onewhere sucked or sank | B |
| Soared or sank | B |
| Though as a beechbole firm finds his as at a roll call rank | B |
| And features in flesh what deed he each must do | A |
| His sinew service where do | A |
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| He leans to it Harry bends look Back elbow and liquid waist | C |
| In him all quail to the wallowing o' the plough 's cheek crimsons curls | D |
| Wag or crossbridle in a wind lifted windlaced | C |
| See his wind lilylocks laced | C |
| Churlsgrace too child of Amansstrength how it hangs or hurls | D |
| Them broad in bluff hide his frowning feet lashed raced | C |
| With along them cragiron under and cold furls | D |
| With a fountain's shining shot furls | D |
Gerard Manley Hopkins
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