The Red Wheelbarrow-William Carlos William

so much depends

upon

a red wheel

barrow

glazed with rain

water

beside the white

chickens.

The Red Wheelbarrow - Stress and rhythm analysis

Line	Text	Stress pattern	Syllables
1	so much depends	MMuM	4
2	upon	uM	2
3	a red wheel	uM S	3
4	barrow	Mu	2
5	glazed with rain	MuS	3
6	water	Mu	2
7	beside the white	uMuS	4
8	chickens	Su	2

key:

u: unstressed syllable

S: stressed syllable

M: medium stressed syllable