This is an analysis of The Shepherd, Looking Eastward, Softly Said by William Wordsworth.

The Shepherd, looking eastward, softly said,
"Bright is thy veil, O Moon, as thou art bright!"…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXababbaabaXba
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 0101010101 100111111110 1111010101 1101010101 1101110101 01010001001 1001000101 010100010 1111011101 11000100101 1011010101 0101000100 1101100110 0111000101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14

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