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Read the second stanza of the poem "The Shepherd' by Which statement best describes the structure of this

William Blake.
stanza?
For he hears the lambs' innocent call,
And he hears the ewes' tender reply:
He is watching while they are in peace,
For they know when their Shepherd is nigh.
O The last line is the longest.
O The first line is the longest.
O
All the lines are the same length.
The last line is the shortest.

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Answer: all the lines are the same length.

When you count the syllables of each word and each line, they all add up to 9.
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