Landscape+plotted+and+pieced--fold,+fallow,+and+plough

Landscape plotted and pieced--fold, fallow, and plough;

This line is a great example of what Hopkins is all about. Hopkins is a master of words and word usage in language. In this line we come across two important techniques Hopkins used.

1. "//Sprung Rhythm//"- this is a form of meter coined by Hopkins in which the poet counts the accented syllables in the line but not the total number of syllables. The above line is a great example of how this style can free a poet to play with words and sounds. 2. "//Consonant Chiming//"- In the above line we have great alliteration and internal rhyme that is promoted by the "sprung rhythm" sytle. The tricky alliteration and internal rhyme mix is a trick Hopkins picked up form Welsh poetry called "consonant chiming". It creates a thickness and fullness in the poetry that adds to Hopkins's masterful word usage.