This is an analysis of the poem The Good Shepherd that begins with:

SHEPHERD! who with thine amorous, sylvan song
Hast broken the slumber that encompassed me, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacbbc addabb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10101100101 11001010101 1111001001 11110010111 11010101010 1111011110 1001111101 11110001010 11011111110 1101110111 1001001101 11011101010 1111110111 011001110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 324
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

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