This is an analysis of The Steadfast Shepherd by George Wither.
Hence away, thou siren, leave me,
Pish! unclasp those wanton arms,…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababXcXC adedacbC eaeabcXc
- Stanza lengths: 8,8,8,
- Metre: 10111011 1101101 10111011 1110101 11101101 11010101 11011101 11011101 01101110 1011101 10111010 1011011 11011101 011110001 11010111 11011101 11111010 1011101 11101010 11000101 110101101 1111101 11011111 11110001
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Stanzas: 3
- Lines: 24

