This is an analysis of the poem Peace And Shepherd that begins with:

Low in a deep sequestered vale,
Whence Alpine heights ascend,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcdccede XeXeafdfffefXefe XafaebdbXfdfbeXXde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,16,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 111101 01010101 010101 01010101 010101 0101011 010101 0101111010 011111 11011101 110101 11010111 0101101 11111111 111101 11011111 010101 11111101 010101 11001101 010111 11010111 0101001 10110101 010111 11011101 111101 11010101 110111 110101001 011101 11010111 111101 01011101 110101 11010111 010101 01010111 010101 110100101 110111 11010101 110 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 353
  • Average number of words per stanza: 62
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; her, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words her, o, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Peace And Shepherd;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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