Analysis of The Ballad Of Saint Canice
In the Irish valley of the Roe
Saint Canice was born and in
Time served Our Lord Jesus
As a person spiritually reborn.
Sowing seed in the hearts
Of many of the western Gael
Converting many to Christ
With no concept of 'fail'.
And through myth and history
His deeds still live on through-
Out the land of the Celts and
Indeed far beyond...
For Our Creator prepared his
Heart for his spiritual Dove-
Therefore forever ensuring
Service to our God who is love.
And throughout the Roe vale
With our Saint everyday there
Are those who commune
In the most spiritual way.
So we thank you, Saint Canice,
For your response to Our Lord
For bringing many followers
To the eternal bard who is God.
Scheme | XXAX XBXB XXXX XCXC BXXX AXXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
Metre | 001010101 111100 1110110 10101000011 101001 11010101 0101011 111011 0110100 111111 1011010 01101 110010011 11110001 1010010 101101111 001011 11011011 11110 00110001 111111 11011101 11010100 100101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 666 |
Words | 126 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on February 21, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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