This is an analysis of The Shepherd by William Blake.

How sweet is the shepherd's sweet lot!
From the morn to the evening he strays;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba XbXb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 11001011 001001011 111001101 10110101 111011001 1110101001 101011101 111111001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8

Repeated words/phrases

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