Read the first stanza of "The Shepherd" by William Blake.

How sweet is the Shepherd's sweet lot!

From the morn to the evening he stays;

He shall follow his sheep all the day,

And his tongue shall be filled with praise.

Which statement best connects the structure and meaning of the stanza?

The rhyming words link the ideas that the Shepherd spends a lot of time with the sheep and speaks highly of them.

The rhyming words make it clear that the Shepherd spends so much time with the sheep that he ignores other responsibilities.

The rhyming words link the ideas that the Shepherd spends little time with the sheep and is not very good at his job.

The rhyming words make it clear that the Shepherd only spends time with the sheep because it is his job to do so.

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Aliza Barber

15 June, 07:14

Read the first stanza of "The Shepherd" by William Blake.

How sweet is the Shepherd's sweet lot!

From the morn to the evening he stays;

He shall follow his sheep all the day,

And his tongue shall be filled with praise.

Which statement best connects the structure and meaning of the stanza?

The rhyming words link the ideas that the Shepherd spends a lot of time with the sheep and speaks highly of them.

The rhyming words make it clear that the Shepherd spends so much time with the sheep that he ignores other responsibilities.

The rhyming words link the ideas that the Shepherd spends little time with the sheep and is not very good at his job.

The rhyming words make it clear that the Shepherd only spends time with the sheep because it is his job to do so.

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Linus · Answer 1

Answer: The rhyming words link the ideas that the Shepherd spends a lot of time with the sheep and speaks highly of them.

Explanation:

The rhyming words or the two sentences with Rhyme in them are,

From the morn to the evening he stays;

And his tongue shall be filled with praise

The first line shows that the Shepard spends a alot of time with the sheep. He is with them every day for the whole day morning to evening which is a lot of time to spend with his sheep and he does not seem to mind this because his mouth is always filled with praise. When you praise something you speak highly of it. These two rhymes therefore show that the Shepard spends a lot of time with his sheep and speaks highly of them.