Analysis of The Shepherd
William Blake 1757 (Soho) – 1827 (London)
How sweet is the shepherd's sweet lot!
From the morn to the evening he strays;
He shall follow his sheep all the day,
And his tongue shall be filled with praise.
For he hears the lambs' innocent call,
And he hears the ewes' tender reply;
He is watchful while they are in peace,
For they know when their shepherd is nigh.
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11101011 101101011 111011101 01111111 111011001 011011001 111011101 111111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 322 |
| Words | 63 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 125 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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