The Shepherd.
How sweet is the Shepherds sweet lot,
From the morn to the evening he strays:
He shall follow his sheep all the day
And his tongue shall be filled with praise.
For he hears the lambs innocent call.
And he hears the ewes tender reply.
He is watchful while they are in peace.
For they know when their Shepherd is nigh.
The Shepherd Note
Once again, as in the 'Introduction', we have a bright idyllic pastoral vision, but with perhaps more obvious allusion to the figure of Christ the Shepherd. It is worth noting that, in the poem, the Shepherd may watch over his flock, such that they are at peace and full of trust, but it is he who follows them, and is full of praise for their innocence and trust: the sense is one of mutual trust and responsiveness, rather than docile obedience.
Once again, as in the 'Introduction', we have a bright idyllic pastoral vision, but with perhaps more obvious allusion to the figure of Christ the Shepherd. It is worth noting that, in the poem, the Shepherd may watch over his flock, such that they are at peace and full of trust, but it is he who follows them, and is full of praise for their innocence and trust: the sense is one of mutual trust and responsiveness, rather than docile obedience.
Your poem of choice is good, but you have forgotten to state the theory that you will be using in analyzing your poem as well as the question related to the theory you are analyzing. You also forgot to include the resources that you will be using to support the analysis of the poem. Moreover, don’t forget to storify your resources because that was what we did in class in other to produce an organized bibliography. If you complete these goals then you have completed the task of annotated bibliography. I also wish you good luck in your analysis
ReplyDeleteCharlotte makes some good points in her reply. These are all things that need to be addressed. And I'm still not sure which "event" you are claiming the poem supports or condemns. It seems like you only have one source here (other than the text of the poem) and I'm not sure about the reliability of that source.
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