Analysis of The Convict's Return
William Topaz McGonagall 1825 – 1902 (Greyfriars Parish, Edinburgh)
Ye mountains and glens of fair Scotland I'm with ye once again,
During my absence from ye my heart was like to break in twain;
Oh! How I longed to see you and the old folks at home,
And with my lovely Jeannie once more in the green woods to roam.
Now since I've returned safe home again
I will try and be content
With my lovely Jeannie at home,
And forget my banishment.
My Jeannie and me will get married,
And I will be to her a good man,
And we'll live happy together,
And do the best we can.
I hope my Jeannie and me
Will always happy be,
And never feel discontent;
And at night at the fireside
I'll relate to her the trials of my banishment.
But now I will never leave my Jeannie again
Until the day I die;
And before the vital spark has fled
I will bid ye all good-bye.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110011110111101 101101111111101 1111111001111 011101011001111 111011101 1110110 11101011 0011100 110011110 011110011 01110010 010111 1111001 11101 0101001 0111010 1011001011100 111110111001 010111 001010111 1111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 766 |
Words | 159 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 5, 4 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 119 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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