Analysis of The City Of Derry.
Oh, the Waterside is beautiful
And the Foyleside as well
Urban twins of Derry City
Separated by the Foyle.
A city of various culture
Within Ireland’s north-west
And in relation to history
Comparing with the best.
The adopted home of Colmcille
A mystic from county Donegal
Who allegedly once met Jesus
Not far from the city wall.
Oh, yes, a city of history and of
Culture plus citizens of renown–
A place worthy of a visit to this
Former Celtic town.
| Scheme | AXBX XCBC AAXX XDXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 1011100 00111 10111010 100101 010110010 011011 000101100 010101 0010111 0101101 101001110 1110101 11010110001 101100101 0110101011 10101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 440 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on August 10, 2018
Modified on March 05, 2023
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