This is an analysis of The Shepherd's Tree by John Clare.
Huge elm, with rifted trunk all notched and scarred,
Like to a warrior's destiny! I love…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcddXdXaa
- Stanza lengths: 14,
- Metre: 1101011111 1001010011 0111011101 1101010101 1111010111 0101011101 1111110110 1101110001 11110001101 1001011000 0111010111 0101010101 1001011101 0111000101
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 14
Repeated words/phrases
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