Analysis of A Pastoral
Walter Savage Landor 1775 (Warwick) – 1864
Damon was sitting in the grove
With Phyllis, and protesting love;
And she was listening; but no word
Of all he loudly swore she heard.
How! was she deaf then? no, not she,
Phyllis was quite the contrary.
Tapping his elbow, she said, 'Hush!
O what a darling of a thrush!
I think he never sang so well
As now, below us, in the dell.'
| Scheme | ABCCDDEEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 10110001 11000101 011100111 11110111 11111111 10110100 1011111 11010101 11110111 11011001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 322 |
| Words | 66 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 249 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 65 |
Font size:
Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 19 sec read
- 7 Views
_(cropped).jpg/252px-Portrait_of_Walter_Savage_Landor_(4673349)_(cropped).jpg)
0 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"A Pastoral" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/56934/a-pastoral>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Walter Savage Landor poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In