Analysis of The Sheep Are in the Glen



The sheep are in the glen once more
To eat another meal.
They've done it many times before
As someone tries to steal

Their lives to end dependance on
The Shepherd and His Love,
Not realizing He's not gone,
Nor is the Father above.

The wolf has tried so many times
To separate the sheep
He has an endless list of crimes
Because of hate so deep!

The Shepherd will defend them all
And lead them to His Home.
The time will come when wolf will fall;
No Love to call his own.


Scheme ABAB XCXC DEDE FXFX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (75%)
Metre 01100111 110101 11110101 11111 111111 010011 1100111 1101001 01111101 11001 11110111 011111 01010111 011111 01111111 111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 477
Words 106
Sentences 6
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

A sheepish story.

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Written on August 09, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on August 09, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on August 09, 2023

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