Analysis of The Rose Of Derry
During an autumn October evening
As the sun went to rest I observed
A colleen whose appearance was
Of interest but my attempts at
Eye contact failed as we were
But two of a number strolling
Along a Derry city street.
Later on I saw the colleen
And her beauty so increased
My interest that I decided to
Pursue…Which was a hope
Becoming in time a God
Given wonderful blessing!
For in a local hotel, one night,
We met by being introduced
By a friend and from that
Blessed occasion a courtship
Developed which did not last
For long: for we went and married
During the following month of May
On a bright and warm but breezy day.
And, now, we are the proud parents of
Children who are a source of much joy
While I offer this piece in tribute to my
Wife who in the depths of my heart
Is a flower forever blooming.
Scheme | AXXBXAX XXXXXA XXBXXXCCXXXXA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011001010 101111101 0110101 11011011 111110 11101010 01010101 1011101 0010101 11011101 011101 0100101 1010010 100100111 1111001 101011 101001 0101111 11111010 100100111 101011101 011101101 101101111 11101101011 11001111 101001010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 810 |
Words | 158 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 6, 13 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 214 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 53 |
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Submitted on February 19, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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